Bug 499151 - Unknown error creating new partition table
Summary: Unknown error creating new partition table
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: partitionmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andrius Štikonas
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Reported: 2025-01-26 10:14 UTC by thebudget72
Modified: 2025-01-26 11:28 UTC (History)
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Description thebudget72 2025-01-26 10:14:20 UTC
SUMMARY

When creating a new partition table on an external device, I get the error

Create a new partition table (type: gpt) on ‘/dev/sda’ 
Job: Create new partition table on device ‘/dev/sda’ 
Command: sfdisk --wipe=always /dev/sda 
Create new partition table on device ‘/dev/sda’: Error
Create a new partition table (type: gpt) on ‘/dev/sda’: Error

without any details of what the error is

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create new partition table on external device
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OBSERVED RESULT

See above

EXPECTED RESULT

The partition table should be created

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 41
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Comment 1 Andrius Štikonas 2025-01-26 11:28:08 UTC
Try to run that command manually from the terminal and see what is the error.