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latgarf

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[SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

2020-09-12T10:26:05  I encountered this:

$ sudo gparted
Unit \xe2\x97\x8f.service does not exist, proceeding anyway.
GParted 1.1.0
configuration --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize
libparted 3.3
Partition(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 on /dev/nvme0n1 have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.

I suspect that it might be related to this upgrade:

[2020-09-11T23:02:26+0000] [ALPM] removed libutil-linux (2.36-3)
[2020-09-11T23:02:26+0000] [ALPM] installed util-linux-libs (2.36-4)

because of the dependency chain:
gparted < parted < libutil-linux

How do I revert this upgrade?

Last edited by latgarf (2020-09-16 01:37:05)

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

Unlikely, that was literally just a package rename with no functional change whatsoever. But if you think it is the cause, check your pacman cache for the old package, and maybe heed that warning and do a reboot.

Last edited by V1del (2020-09-12 16:32:04)

merlock

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

I have the exact same error as OP, except my listed partitions number 7-256 (1-6 in use).

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void03

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

I am experiencing the exact same issue and same partitions listed as the OP.

andrewclive

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

There is likely a regression https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gparted/-/issues/111

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=258959

merlock

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

@loqs...no RAID here.

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loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

merlock can you reproduce the issue after downgrading linux to 5.8.7?
Edit:
The cause should is https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke … 4b612d0289
Fixed by https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke … 5957a60e1a
See https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gparted/ … ote_910950
Edit2:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/67891
Fixed in linux 5.8.9.arch2-1

Last edited by loqs (2020-09-14 02:09:55)

latgarf

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

[2020-09-15T22:15:28+0000] [ALPM] upgraded linux (5.8.8.arch1-1 -> 5.8.9.arch2-1)

kernel upgrade did not solve the original gparted issue

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

The running kernel was  5.8.9.arch2 when you tried gparted again? (uname -r)

latgarf

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

Problem seems to be solved by the kernel upgrade.  Sorry, forgot to reboot.  Now only this is left:

$ sudo gparted
Unit \xe2\x97\x8f.service does not exist, proceeding anyway.
GParted 1.1.0
configuration --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize
libparted 3.3

Hopefully this is innocuous.  Marking thread solved.

Last edited by latgarf (2020-09-16 01:38:16)

merlock

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Re: [SOLVED] libutil-linux -> util-linux-libs causes gparted issue?

@loqs...Sorry, I didn't get back to this soon enough.

5.8.9.arch2-1 fixes the issue; and I still have the same terminal output as @latgarf.

Strange...this "\xe2\x97\x8f" string seems to represent a UTF-8 character, corresponding to unicode U+258F. [1]

[1] https://www.utf8-chartable.de/unicode-u … ng-literal

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