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[DiagonalArg <1531404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not really a linux utility problem, nor a gnome-disk-utility
problem.  Whatever is identifying devices is making a mistake.

** Package changed: ubuntu => util-linux (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  nonexistent partition in /dev, & lsblk/disk util misbehaving with
  randomized disks

Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have two 2T disks with no partition table and which have been filled
  with random data.  GNU parted shows nothing on this disk:

  GNU Parted 3.2
  Using /dev/sda
  Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
  (parted) print
  Error: /dev/sda: unrecognised disk label
  Model: ATA WDC WD2002FAEX-0 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 2000GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: unknown
  Disk Flags:

  but when I check with `lsblk`, I see one disk with partitions and the
  other without:

  Code:
  NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
  sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk
  └─sda2 8:2 0 1.6T 0 part

  NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
  sdb 8:16 0 1.8T 0 disk

  and the Disks utility agrees (see: http://ibin.co/2SQv4KbH06Mz).

  Also, /dev/disk/by-id contains an entry pointing to sda and one
  pointing to sda2. So it really does think there's a second partition
  there.

  Thinking there was something wrong, I re-filled the disks with random
  data.  Now sda is properly (in the Disks utility as just an "unknown
  disk"), but sdb shows a second partition, and identically to how sda
  was showing it before (ie the Disks utility output is the same with
  181GB at the beginning and 128GB at the end).

  I am running all this from the Ubuntu Gnome 15.10 installer disk.

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