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Bug 1930486 - incorrect type code 0x06 used for EFI system partition when on MBR
Summary: incorrect type code 0x06 used for EFI system partition when on MBR
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-blivet
Version: 34
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Vojtech Trefny
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-02-19 01:00 UTC by Chris Murphy
Modified: 2021-05-07 15:43 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version: python-blivet-3.4.0-1.fc35
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Last Closed: 2021-05-07 15:43:40 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
anaconda.log (23.49 KB, text/plain)
2021-02-19 01:00 UTC, Chris Murphy 		no flags Details
program.log (15.62 KB, text/plain)
2021-02-19 01:01 UTC, Chris Murphy 		no flags Details
storage.log (291.77 KB, text/plain)
2021-02-19 01:01 UTC, Chris Murphy 		no flags Details
storage.state (24.00 KB, application/octet-stream)
2021-02-19 01:01 UTC, Chris Murphy 		no flags Details
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Description Chris Murphy 2021-02-19 01:00:32 UTC 
Description of problem:

Firmware is UEFI. Device has an existing MBR partition and single file system with 50g free. Install using Automatic partitioning succeeds but the ESP unexpectedly has a type code of 6.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-34.24.3-1.fc34.x86_64
python3-blivet-3.3.2-2.fc34.noarch


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. UEFI firmware, pre-existing MBR on the disk, no reclaim
2. Do an Automatic installation
3.

Actual results:

ESP type code '6'


Expected results:

ESP type code 'EF'


Additional info:

# fdisk -l /dev/vda
Disk /dev/vda: 100 GiB, 107374182400 bytes, 209715200 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x57f83851

Device     Boot     Start       End   Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/vda1            2048 104859647 104857600   50G  7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/vda2  *    104859648 106088447   1228800  600M  6 FAT16
/dev/vda3       106088448 108185599   2097152    1G 83 Linux
/dev/vda4       108185600 209715199 101529600 48.4G  5 Extended
/dev/vda5       108187648 209715199 101527552 48.4G 83 Linux


While edk2-ovmf cooperates and boots this installation, not every firmware will agree to scan or boot from anything other than code EF.
Comment 1 Chris Murphy 2021-02-19 01:00:56 UTC 
Created attachment 1757969 [details]
anaconda.log
Comment 2 Chris Murphy 2021-02-19 01:01:11 UTC 
Created attachment 1757970 [details]
program.log
Comment 3 Chris Murphy 2021-02-19 01:01:27 UTC 
Created attachment 1757971 [details]
storage.log
Comment 4 Chris Murphy 2021-02-19 01:01:41 UTC 
Created attachment 1757972 [details]
storage.state
Comment 5 Vojtech Trefny 2021-02-19 12:44:39 UTC 
upstream PR: https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet/pull/933
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