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Old 07-12-2007, 04:41 PM   #1
kirtikjr
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problem with partprobe..


after using fdisk i get this error:
program partprobe is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO.
but on reboot kernel reads the new partition table..
what is the problem ??
 
Old 07-14-2007, 01:17 AM   #2
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I don't think it's an error, it's a warning.

On boot, the partition table is read and the system boots up. That's good.

You get a warning that part of the code for partprobe is deprecated (outdated, or replaced by newer code). Partprobe should be updated by installing a newer version.
 
  


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