[CS-FSLUG] overlapping partitions

[Jerry Van Brimmer]

On Mon, October 23, 2006 09:31, Hilding wrote:
> Well, I don't if this is the proper forum to ask about "overlapping
> partitions", but I'll do anyhow.
> This is what is said by sudo qtparted:
>
> Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
> A bug has been detected in GNU Parted.  Refer to the web site of parted
> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html for more informations of
> what could be useful for bug submitting!  Please email a bug report to
> bug-parted at gnu.org containing at least the version (1.6.25.1) and the
> following message:  Assertion (disk != NULL) at
> ../../libparted/disk.c:1074 in function ped_disk_next_partition() failed.
>
>
> I cannot understand, if this is due to a bug, or if I have used the
> wrong partition program, or too many partition programs. (I started with
> Norton Partition Magic)
>
> Well, what do You think? In Ubuntu, qtparted, it is possible to make a
> new partition table. Would that be "dangerous" for my XP? I have dual
> boot with GRUB.

I have used the testdisk utility in the past with great success. It is found here:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

Like I said, I have used it with success, repairing damaged partition tables, but
use at your own risk.


>
> /Hilding in Sweden
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