+#!/bin/bash -
+# libguestfs
+# Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690819
+# mkfs fails creating a filesytem on a disk device when using a disk
+# with 'ide' interface
+
+set -e
+export LANG=C
+
+rm -f test.img
+
+truncate -s 100M test.img
+
+../fish/guestfish <<EOF
+add-drive-with-if test.img ide
+run
+mkfs ext3 /dev/sda
+mount /dev/sda /
+EOF
+
+rm -f test.img