parted-1.8.2 not doing the right thing.... The following commands silently create formated partitions with parted-1.7.1-r1, which I can simply mount. parted -s /dev/hdc "mklabel msdos mkpart primary 0 380 mkpart primary 380 420 mkpart primary 420 -0 " parted -s -- /dev/hdc set 1 boot on parted -s /dev/hdc mkfs 1 ext2 parted -s /dev/hdc mkfs 2 ext2 parted -s /dev/hdc mkfs 3 ext2 When I updated to parted-1.8.2, I get the following message for each command, and no partitions are formated, so I can't mount them: Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/hdc will be destroyed and all data on this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue? The -s options should make things work without prompting the user. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: run any parted command with -s option.
That's definitely an upstream issue. Please send an email to bug-parted@gnu.org detailing the problem. Make sure to include the version you're using and any other information that may help them track down the problem.
Submitted here: http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=304219&group_id=30287&atid=410685