Bug 824782

Summary:	[RFE] virt-resize: support mac partition layouts
Product:	[Community] Virtualization Tools	Reporter:	Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
Component:	libguestfs	Assignee:	Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
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Description Richard W.M. Jones 2012-05-24 09:08:04 UTC

Description of problem:

virt-resize: error: [device]: unknown partition table type

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

1.18.0

How reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install a ppc guest.
2. Try to use virt-resize to resize it.
3.

Additional info:

The partition table type is "mac".

$ virt-resize /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC --resize /dev/sda2=512M --expand /dev/sda3 -d
command line: virt-resize /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC --resize /dev/sda2=512M --expand /dev/sda3 -d
Examining /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old ...
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_opts "/dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old" "readonly:true"
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_opts = 0
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_opts "/dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC" "readonly:false"
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_opts = 0
libguestfs: trace: launch
libguestfs: trace: launch = 0
libguestfs: trace: lvm_set_filter "/dev/sda"
libguestfs: trace: lvm_set_filter = 0
libguestfs: trace: available "ntfsprogs ntfs3g"
libguestfs: trace: available = 0
libguestfs: trace: available "btrfs"
libguestfs: trace: available = 0
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getss "/dev/sdb"
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getss = 512
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getsize64 "/dev/sda"
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getsize64 = 10737418240
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getsize64 "/dev/sdb"
libguestfs: trace: blockdev_getsize64 = 11811160064
libguestfs: trace: part_get_parttype "/dev/sda"
libguestfs: trace: part_get_parttype = "mac"
/dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old size 10737418240 bytes
/dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC size 11811160064 bytes
partition table type: mac
virt-resize: error: /dev/vg_pin/Ubuntu1204PPC.old: unknown partition 
table type
virt-resize only supports MBR (DOS) and GPT partition 
tables.

If reporting bugs, run virt-resize with the '-d' option and include the 
complete output.
libguestfs: trace: close
libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync
libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync = 0
libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess
libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess = 0

Comment 1 Maros Zatko 2015-04-14 09:37:25 UTC

I've tried it with PPC64 Fedora 21, it worked probably because installer created dos partition table. So I tried it with Ubuntu 14.10 PPC64 and that worked too - installer created gpt partitions.

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2025-10-17 00:09:56 UTC

This product has been discontinued or is no longer tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla.

Comment 3 Alasdair Kergon 2025-10-17 12:52:13 UTC

Reopening because Virtualization Tools has not been discontinued.