[Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

**pablokal** · 2011-04-04 15:45:49

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Topic: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Error message:
shrink partition from 293.02 GiB to 263.13 GiB 00:00:03 ( SUCCESS )
old start: 413416773
old end: 1027919024
old size: 614502252 (293.02 GiB)
new start: 413416773
new end: 965240831
new size: 551824059 (263.13 GiB)

check file system on /dev/sda5 for errors and (if possible) fix them 00:00:00 ( ERROR )
ntfsresize -P -i -f -v /dev/sda5
ntfsresize v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda5
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 314625151488 bytes (314626 MB)
Current device size: 282533918208 bytes (282534 MB)
ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size!
Corrupt partition table or incorrect device partitioning?

grow file system to fill the partition 00:00:01 ( ERROR )
run simulation 00:00:01 ( ERROR )
ntfsresize -P --force /dev/sda5 --no-action
ntfsresize v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda5
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 314625151488 bytes (314626 MB)
Current device size: 282533918208 bytes (282534 MB)
ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size!
Corrupt partition table or incorrect device partitioning?

Using GPatred 0.8.0

Tried the tutorial http://gparted-forum.surf4.info/viewtopic.php?id=13937
size 551824059-1=551824058
hex value: 20e42aba
wrote pbr of sda5: dd if=/dev/sda5 of=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr.pbr bs=512 count=1 skip=63

changed in pbr file with hexedit (third line third column)
wrote back: dd if=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr.pbr of=/dev/sda5 bs=512 count=1 seek=63
and rebooted; problem persists

Error Thunar:
Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 12: Failed to read last sector (614502251): Invalid argument
HINTS: Either the volume is a RAID/LDM but it wasn't setup yet,
or it was not setup correctly (e.g. by not using mdadm --build ...),
or a wrong device is tried to be mounted,
or the partition table is corrupt (partition is smaller than NTFS),
or the NTFS boot sector is corrupt (NTFS size is not valid).
Failed to mount '/dev/sda5': Invalid argument
=====================

root@archbang paul]# parted /dev/sda5 unit s print
Model: ATA WDC WD10EARS-00Y (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2048s 206847s 204800s primary ntfs boot
2 208845s 413416709s 413207865s primary ntfs
4 413416771s 1951415549s 1537998779s extended lba
5 413416773s 965240831s 551824059s logical ntfs
6 1027919088s 1052980424s 25061337s logical ext4
7 1052980488s 1064691809s 11711322s logical linux-swap(v1)
8 1064691873s 1103761889s 39070017s logical ext4
9 1103761953s 1181885984s 78124032s logical ext4
10 1181886048s 1220956064s 39070017s logical ext4
11 1220956128s 1283770214s 62814087s logical ext4
13 1283770278s 1335451319s 51681042s logical ext4
14 1335451383s 1409045084s 73593702s logical ext4
15 1409045148s 1499410709s 90365562s logical ext4
16 1499410773s 1884649409s 385238637s logical ext4
12 1884649473s 1951415549s 66766077s logical ext4
3 1951422464s 1953521663s 2099200s primary ntfs diag

[root@archbang paul]# echo "obase=16;551824058"|bc
bash: bc: command not found
[root@archbang paul]# fdisk -l -u

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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
Disk identifier: 0x8d9e96fe

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 206847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 208845 413416709 206603932+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 1951422464 1953521663 1049600 12 Compaq diagnostics
/dev/sda4 413416771 1951415549 768999389+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 413416773 965240831 275912029+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda6 1027919088 1052980424 12530668+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1052980488 1064691809 5855661 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8 1064691873 1103761889 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 1103761953 1181885984 39062016 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 1181886048 1220956064 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 1220956128 1283770214 31407043+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda12 1884649473 1951415549 33383038+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda13 1283770278 1335451319 25840521 83 Linux
/dev/sda14 1335451383 1409045084 36796851 83 Linux
/dev/sda15 1409045148 1499410709 45182781 83 Linux
/dev/sda16 1499410773 1884649409 192619318+ 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Additional inf with sudo testdisk /list
Disk /dev/sda - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121601 255 63
Partition Start End Size in sectors
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 12 223 19 204800 [System Reserved]
2 P HPFS - NTFS 13 0 1 25733 254 63 413207865 [Boot]
3 P Compaq Diagnostics 121470 109 48 121601 25 24 2099200
4 E extended LBA 25734 0 62 121469 254 63 1537998779
Error: size boot_sector 614502252 > partition 551824059
Invalid NTFS or EXFAT boot
5 L HPFS - NTFS 25734 1 1 60083 118 3 551824059
5 L HPFS - NTFS 25734 1 1 60083 118 3 551824059
X extended 63985 0 1 65544 254 63 25061400
6 L Linux 63985 1 1 65544 254 63 25061337
X extended 65545 0 1 66273 254 63 11711385
7 L Linux Swap 65545 1 1 66273 254 63 11711322
X extended 66274 0 1 68705 254 63 39070080
8 L Linux 66274 1 1 68705 254 63 39070017
X extended 68706 0 1 73568 254 63 78124095
9 L Linux 68706 1 1 73568 254 63 78124032
X extended 73569 0 1 76000 254 63 39070080
10 L Linux 73569 1 1 76000 254 63 39070017
X extended 76001 0 1 79910 254 63 62814150
11 L Linux 76001 1 1 79910 254 63 62814087
X extended 117314 0 1 121469 254 63 66766140
12 L Linux 117314 1 1 121469 254 63 66766077 [backup]
X extended 79911 0 1 83127 254 63 51681105
13 L Linux 79911 1 1 83127 254 63 51681042
X extended 83128 0 1 87708 254 63 73593765
14 L Linux 83128 1 1 87708 254 63 73593702 [Archb05]
X extended 87709 0 1 93333 254 63 90365625
15 L Linux 87709 1 1 93333 254 63 90365562 [chakra]
X extended 93334 0 1 117313 254 63 385238700
16 L Linux 93334 1 1 117313 254 63 385238637 [depot]
Disk /dev/sr0 - 353 MB / 337 MiB - CHS 172695 1 1
Partition Start End Size in sectors

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55

**gedakc** · 2011-04-04 21:18:35

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

pablokal wrote:

Tried the tutorial http://gparted-forum.surf4.info/viewtopic.php?id=13937
size 551824059-1=551824058
hex value: 20e42aba
wrote pbr of sda5: dd if=/dev/sda5 of=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr.pbr bs=512 count=1 skip=63

changed in pbr file with hexedit (third line third column)
wrote back: dd if=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr.pbr of=/dev/sda5 bs=512 count=1 seek=63
and rebooted; problem persists

You were close, but the offset value you used for sda5 is incorrect.

The PBR for sda5 is not located at sector 63. From the fdisk output, the PBR for sda5 is located at sector 413416773.

Hence I recommend that you restore sector 63 to the original backup copy you made. Then you can use the tutorial to set the value at sector offset 413416773.

**pablokal** · 2011-04-06 09:43:27

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Thanks for your response. I really had an off day.
I seem to have forgotten to make a backup of the original myCurrentPBR.pbr.
Only have the changed pbr left.
What is the best option to proceed now?

the line is reading now:
00000020 10 27 11 27 12 27 13 27 20 E4 2A BA 16 27 17 27

Edit: tried to restore the pbr of sda5 with :
dd if=/dev/sda5 of=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr_sda5.pbr bs=512 count=1 skip=413416773
Making a copy of it (try to learn from my mistakes)
changing the hexedit value to 20 E4 2A BA third column third line and
dd if=/home/paul/myCurrentPbr_sda5.pbr of=/dev/sda5 bs=512 count=1 seek=413416773
This repaired nothing. Was it unwise to do this? I can change it back now.

Btw I forgot to tell how all this happened in the first place: I was partitioning from a linux Arch system on sda11 another part of the extended partition, that was resizing the ntfs partition sda5.
Should have done this from a live CD of course, but on the other hand strange that gparted let me get away with it.

**gedakc** · 2011-04-07 21:06:23

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

pablokal wrote:

the line is reading now:
00000020 10 27 11 27 12 27 13 27 20 E4 2A BA 16 27 17 27

You are almost there. All that is needed is to reverse the order of the bytes. The line should read:

00000020 10 27 11 27 12 27 13 27 BA 2A E4 20 16 27 17 27

As for the original sector 63 you should not need to worry too much about it because your first partition begins at sector 2048. There might or might not be boot code stored in the sector. If you computer boots properly then sector 63 should be fine.

**pablokal** · 2011-04-08 00:51:54

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Ok did as you told, but still after reboot can't mount or explore sda5

Checking it with gparted gave this error:
GParted 0.5.1

Libparted 2.2

Check and repair file system (ntfs) on /dev/sda5 00:00:01 ( ERROR )

calibrate /dev/sda5 00:00:01 ( SUCCESS )

path: /dev/sda5
start: 413416773
end: 965240831
size: 551824059 (263.13 GiB)
check file system on /dev/sda5 for errors and (if possible) fix them 00:00:00 ( ERROR )

ntfsresize -P -i -f -v /dev/sda5

ntfsresize v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda5
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 314625151488 bytes (314626 MB)
Current device size: 282533918208 bytes (282534 MB)
ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size!
Corrupt partition table or incorrect device partitioning?

And same error with testdisk:
Error: size boot_sector 614502252 > partition 551824059
Invalid NTFS or EXFAT boot

**gedakc** · 2011-04-08 19:46:12

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Let's start from scratch on this one.

First, grab a copy of the latest GParted Live because the resize problem is prevalent when using GParted with libparted 2.2.

Second, please provide the output for the following two commands:

fdisk -l -u

where one of the options is a lower case "L" and not the number one.

parted /path-to-your-device unit s print

where /path-to-your-device is something like /dev/sda.

Third, assuming that sda5 still begins on sector 413416773, provide copies of the MBR and PBR as follows:

You can capture the Master Boot Record in a file with the following command:

NOTE: Be extra careful to type this command in properly, otherwise loss of data could result.

dd if=/dev/sda of=sda-pablokal.mbr bs=512 count=1

where sda-pablokal.mbr is the name of the file that will need to be uploaded.

You can capture the NTFS Partition Boot Record in a file with the following command:

NOTE: Be extra careful to type this command in properly, otherwise loss of data could result.

dd if=/dev/sda of=sda5-pablokal.pbr bs=512 count=1 skip=413416773

where sda5-pablokal.pbr is the name of the file that will need to be uploaded.

Then upload these files to a media sharing site, such as mediafire or filefactory, and post the link to these files in this forum post.

**pablokal** · 2011-04-08 22:45:58

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

sudo fdisk -l -u

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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
Disk identifier: 0x8d9e96fe

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 206847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 208845 413416709 206603932+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 1951422464 1953521663 1049600 12 Compaq diagnostics
/dev/sda4 413416771 1951415549 768999389+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 413416773 965240831 275912029+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 1027919088 1052980424 12530668+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1052980488 1064691809 5855661 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8 1064691873 1103761889 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 1103761953 1181885984 39062016 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 1181886048 1220956064 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 1220956128 1283770214 31407043+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda12 1884649473 1951415549 33383038+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda13 1283770278 1335451319 25840521 83 Linux
/dev/sda14 1335451383 1409045084 36796851 83 Linux
/dev/sda15 1409045148 1499410709 45182781 83 Linux
/dev/sda16 1499410773 1884649409 192619318+ 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order
=============

sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
Model: ATA WDC WD10EARS-00Y (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2048s 206847s 204800s primary ntfs boot
2 208845s 413416709s 413207865s primary ntfs
4 413416771s 1951415549s 1537998779s extended lba
5 413416773s 965240831s 551824059s logical ntfs
6 1027919088s 1052980424s 25061337s logical ext4
7 1052980488s 1064691809s 11711322s logical linux-swap(v1)
8 1064691873s 1103761889s 39070017s logical ext4
9 1103761953s 1181885984s 78124032s logical ext4
10 1181886048s 1220956064s 39070017s logical ext4
11 1220956128s 1283770214s 62814087s logical ext4
13 1283770278s 1335451319s 51681042s logical ext4
14 1335451383s 1409045084s 73593702s logical ext4
15 1409045148s 1499410709s 90365562s logical ext4
16 1499410773s 1884649409s 385238637s logical ext4
12 1884649473s 1951415549s 66766077s logical ext4
3 1951422464s 1953521663s 2099200s primary ntfs

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pablokal.pbr
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1ybdvxxw4cvwhti
pablokal.mbr:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?54qq2k2j487wjjp

I want to thank you explicitly for all your efforts; this is very much appreciated.
I think the mbr is incongruous with the pbr.

**gedakc** · 2011-04-09 00:53:29

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Since you were trying to shrink the partition, we will decrease the NTFS volume size to fit within the partition.

The change I have made to the file is from a length of 614,502,251 sectors:
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 6B 8F A0 24 00 00 00 00
To a new length of 551,824,058 sectors:
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 BA 2A E4 20 00 00 00 00

Note: The NTFS volume size is always 1 sector less than the total number of sectors in the partition table entry because the NTFS backup sector is not considered part of the NTFS volume.

To apply this change:

1) Download the new NTFS PBR: sda5-pablokal_new.pbr

2) Load the new NTFS PBR on your hard disk.
NOTE: Be extra careful when entering the commands. Data loss could result otherwise.

dd if=sda5-pablokal_new.pbr of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1 seek=413416773

3) Reboot the computer

4) Check that the file system is recognized in GParted

5) If all seems fine then I would advise booting into Windows and running "chkdsk /f /r" multiple times, until there are no more faults.

**pablokal** · 2011-04-10 00:07:45

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

Thanks, that did it!
Now I still have to figure out why the pbr I edited myself didn't work.
Btw I had to boot in Windows to get admission to sda5; it did an automatic chkdsk when booting Win7 up.

I do have some suggestions for the gparted live cd taht I will post somewhere else.

**gedakc** · 2011-04-10 16:13:37

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Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

'Glad to hear you are back up and running again.

[Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

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1 Topic by pablokal 2011-04-04 15:45:49 (edited by pablokal 2011-04-10 00:04:04)

Topic: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

2 Reply by gedakc 2011-04-04 21:18:35

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

3 Reply by pablokal 2011-04-06 09:43:27 (edited by pablokal 2011-04-06 20:29:48)

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

4 Reply by gedakc 2011-04-07 21:06:23

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

5 Reply by pablokal 2011-04-08 00:51:54 (edited by pablokal 2011-04-08 00:54:46)

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

6 Reply by gedakc 2011-04-08 19:46:12

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

7 Reply by pablokal 2011-04-08 22:45:58

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

8 Reply by gedakc 2011-04-09 00:53:29

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

9 Reply by pablokal 2011-04-10 00:07:45

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

10 Reply by gedakc 2011-04-10 16:13:37

Re: [Solved]Error when resizing ntfs partition using gparted 0.8.0

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