From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:15527 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752028Ab3JZHqv (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Oct 2013 03:46:51 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:46:46 +0200 From: Karel Zak To: Olaf Hering Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: fdisk lacks msdos partition support in gpt mode Message-ID: <20131026074646.GB2119@x2.net.home> References: <20131024165810.GA26722@aepfle.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20131024165810.GA26722@aepfle.de> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 06:58:10PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote: > > The guys to decided to use gpt labels even on legacy systems. That > happens to work. But when it breaks its now difficult to see whats > actually on disk. Now that fdisk from util-linux 2.23.2 has gpt support > its unable to print the msdos partition table. > > It would be nice if fdisk gets some do-it-anyway flag to ignore gpt for > a moment and at least dump such content. fdisk -t dos to force fdisk to use MBR driver only. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com