gparted r954 - in trunk: . src

[gedakc svn gnome org]

Author: gedakc
Date: Wed Nov  5 20:18:52 2008
New Revision: 954
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gparted?rev=954&view=rev

Log:
Added exclusion to the partition copy primary paste unallocated extended problem because primary partitions at the start of the disk do not experience this problem.

Modified:
   trunk/ChangeLog
   trunk/src/Dialog_Partition_Copy.cc

Modified: trunk/src/Dialog_Partition_Copy.cc
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/Dialog_Partition_Copy.cc	(original)
+++ trunk/src/Dialog_Partition_Copy.cc	Wed Nov  5 20:18:52 2008
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@
 	//  additional 8 MB.  8 MB is typical cylinder size with
 	//  todays larger disks.
 	//  8 MB = (255 heads) * (63 sectors) * (512 bytes)
-	//FIXME:  Should confirm MSDOS partition table type, and use cylinder size from device
+	//  NOTE:  This problem does not occur for a primary partition
+	//  at the the start of the disk because the size of the EBR and
+	//  Master Boot Record are the same.
+	//FIXME:  Should confirm MSDOS partition table type, track sector size, and use cylinder size from device
 	if (   copied_partition .type == TYPE_PRIMARY
+		&& copied_partition .sector_start != 63
 	    && selected_partition .type == TYPE_UNALLOCATED
 	    && selected_partition .inside_extended
 	   )