When calling commit_to_os() with newer Linux kernels,
parted-1.9.0, and at least one partition mounted on the device,
the following error message is displayed:
The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on
/dev/sda (Device or resource busy). This means Linux won't
know anything about the modifications you made until you
reboot. You should reboot your computer before doing
anything with /dev/sda.
If this message is not cleared then it will remain in the
libparted_message array and could potentially be displayed along
with an error message for a subsequent scanned disk device.
When libparted reports a problem with the partition table, capture
this message and attach it to the "unallocated" partition that spans
the entire disk.
Examples of these types of problems encountered are:
/dev/sda: unrecognised disk label
Can't have overlapping partitions.
The ability to paste into an existing partition was disabled in
v0.4.0. This ability has been re-enabled along with a warning
dialog that indicates the data in the existing partition will be
lost if the copy and paste operation is applied.
Restore copyright entries by original author to those of his last
known repository commit titled "released gparted-0.3.4 on
LarryT's request." on Feb 25, 2007.
Add my own copyright entries for files in which I changed source
code. Files in which I only made spelling changes do not have my
copyright entry added.
Auto detection of Linux software RAID devices was lost in GParted
0.3.8. This was because device scanning by the libparted device
call ped_device_probe_all() was replaced with custom code within
GParted to scan /proc/partitions for devices.
The reason the libparted call was replaced was due to a long
scanning problem with ped_device_probe_all(), a non-existent
physical floppy device, and a BIOS setting indicating a floppy
drive existed. See bug #351753:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351753
When used with parted-2.0, GParted would display a warning
message indicating "kernel unable to re-read partition table" on
every device scan for each device with at least one partition
mounted. Device scans occur when GParted starts up, immediately
after a series of actions are applied, and upon manually invoked
device refreshes. This, I believe, is excessive notification to
the user and would be annoying.
Improve the feedback to the user when creating or pasting a
partition on a device with no partition table found.
Prior to this enhancement if a user tried to create or paste a
partition onto a device with no partition table found, GParted
would present the user with a Create Partition Table dialog.
When creating a new partition this could cause confusion for
users who were trying to format the disk. The user could
mistakenly believe the choice of an MS-DOS file system was being
presented.
Similarly on a paste operation it could be confusing to be
presented with a dialog to create a partition table without any
explanation of why a partition table was suddenly required in the
midst of the paste operation.
Neither the new partition creation, nor the partition paste
actions were performed after the Create Partition Table dialog
was displayed.
Curtis Gedak