4 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/partition_table.pm b/perl-install/partition_table.pm
index 61b6738b2..336e270c8 100644
--- a/perl-install/partition_table.pm
+++ b/perl-install/partition_table.pm
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ sub get_normal_parts {
 
 sub get_normal_parts_and_holes {
     my ($hd) = @_;
-    my $start = arch() eq "alpha" ? 2048 : 1;
+    my ($start, $last) = ($hd->first_usable_sector, $hd->last_usable_sector);
 
     ref($hd) or print("get_normal_parts_and_holes: bad hd" . backtrace(), "\n");
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ sub get_normal_parts_and_holes {
 	$hole, $_;
     } sort { $a->{start} <=> $b->{start} } grep { !isWholedisk($_) } get_normal_parts($hd);
 
-    push @l, { start => $start, size => $hd->{totalsectors} - $start, type => 0, rootDevice => $hd->{device} };
+    push @l, { start => $start, size => $last - $start, type => 0, rootDevice => $hd->{device} };
     grep { $_->{type} || $_->{size} >= $hd->cylinder_size } @l;
 }
 
diff --git a/perl-install/partition_table_bsd.pm b/perl-install/partition_table_bsd.pm
index e9f51b455..cb6a8441e 100644
--- a/perl-install/partition_table_bsd.pm
+++ b/perl-install/partition_table_bsd.pm
@@ -142,4 +142,6 @@ sub clear_raw {
     { raw => [ ({}) x $nb_primary ], info => info($hd) };
 }
 
+sub first_usable_sector { 2048 }
+
 1;
diff --git a/perl-install/partition_table_gpt.pm b/perl-install/partition_table_gpt.pm
index 7512bb0c2..4662d58a8 100644
--- a/perl-install/partition_table_gpt.pm
+++ b/perl-install/partition_table_gpt.pm
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ sub raw_add {
     push @$raw, $part;
 }
 
+sub first_usable_sector {
+    my ($hd) = @_;
+    $hd->{primary}{info}{firstUsableLBA};
+}
+sub last_usable_sector { 
+    my ($hd) = @_;
+    $hd->{primary}{info}{lastUsableLBA} + 1;
+}
+
 sub info {
     my ($hd) = @_;
     my $nb_sect = 32;
diff --git a/perl-install/partition_table_raw.pm b/perl-install/partition_table_raw.pm
index f11fd7068..5dfc82e74 100644
--- a/perl-install/partition_table_raw.pm
+++ b/perl-install/partition_table_raw.pm
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ sub cylinder_size($) {
     my ($hd) = @_;
     $hd->{geom}{sectors} * $hd->{geom}{heads};
 }
+sub first_usable_sector { 1 }
+sub last_usable_sector { 
+    my ($hd) = @_;
+    $hd->{totalsectors};
+}
 
 #- default method for starting a partition, only head size or twice
 #- is allowed for starting a partition after a cylinder boundarie.