Bug 283 - Error: Can't have overlapping partitions during kernel installation
Summary: Error: Can't have overlapping partitions during kernel installation
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1164
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
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Reported: 2011-03-05 07:03 CET by Ojangu
Modified: 2011-05-22 19:46 CEST (History)
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Description Ojangu 2011-03-05 07:03:02 CET 
urpmi --auto-update

   66/282: kernel-server-2.6.37.2-1.mga
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Error: Can't have overlapping partitions
Is something wrong in my computer?


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Thierry Vignaud 2011-03-09 09:32:33 CET

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Summary: Error: Can't have overlapping partitions => Error: Can't have overlapping partitions during kernel installation

Comment 1 Dave Hodgins 2011-03-10 00:33:28 CET 
Can you post the output of "sfdisk -l -uS"?

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Comment 2 Ojangu 2011-03-13 20:43:42 CET 
[root@localhost jaanus]# sfdisk -l -uS

Ketas /dev/sda: 14593 silindrit, 255 pead, 63 sektorit rajal
Ãhikud = sektorid 512 baidiga, loendan alates 0

   Seade  Buut    Algus      Lõpp   #sektors  ID  Süsteem
/dev/sda1            63  39262859   39262797  83  Linux
/dev/sda2      39262860 234436544  195173685   5  Extended
/dev/sda3   * 106352640 135733247   29380608  83  Linux
/dev/sda4     135733248 164405247   28672000  83  Linux
/dev/sda5      39262923  51665039   12402117  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6      51666944  79009791   27342848  83  Linux
/dev/sda7      79011840 106352639   27340800  83  Linux
/dev/sda8     164409273 184956344   20547072  83  Linux
/dev/sda9     184956408 206917199   21960792  83  Linux
/dev/sda10    206917263 234436544   27519282  83  Linux

Ketas /dev/sdb: 77825 silindrit, 255 pead, 63 sektorit rajal
Hoiatus: extended partitsioon ei alga silindri piirilt.
DOS ja Linux interpreteerivad selle sisu erinevalt.
Ãhikud = sektorid 512 baidiga, loendan alates 0

   Seade  Buut    Algus      Lõpp   #sektors  ID  Süsteem
/dev/sdb1   *        63 264606614  264606552  83  Linux
/dev/sdb2     264606676 1250258624  985651949   5  Extended
/dev/sdb3             0         -          0   0  Tühi
/dev/sdb4             0         -          0   0  Tühi
/dev/sdb5     264606678 280976849   16370172  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb6     280976913 537406379  256429467  83  Linux
/dev/sdb7     537406443 620382104   82975662  83  Linux
/dev/sdb8     936991188 1250258624  313267437   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb9     620382168 936991124  316608957  83  Linux
Comment 3 Dave Hodgins 2011-03-13 21:38:51 CET 
sda3 and sda4 are primary partitions created after the extended partition sda2 took all of the space following sda1.

Those two are physically in between sda7 and sda8, and overlap sda2.

sdb8 is physically before sdb9, so just out of sequence.

This shouldn't cause any problems, but be very careful what partitioning software
you use.  Anything from M$ will likely make a complete mess.

When the error message was displayed, did it stop the kernel from installing?

If the kernel still installed ok, you can ignore the message.  If you choose to fix
the sequence, I strongly recommend making a full backup first.
Ahmad Samir 2011-03-13 21:43:09 CET

CC: (none) => pterjan

Comment 4 Ahmad Samir 2011-05-22 19:46:07 CEST 
A duplicate.

(The other bug got the diskdrake maintainer's attention before this one, so...).

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1164 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE
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