--- lib/device/device.c
+++ lib/device/device.c	2007/01/08 15:11:19
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	/* Check for msdos partition table */
 	part_magic = buf + PART_MAGIC_OFFSET/sizeof(buf[0]);
 	if ((*part_magic == xlate16(PART_MAGIC))) {
-		part = (struct partition *) (buf + PART_OFFSET);
+		part = (struct partition *) (((unsigned char*)buf) + PART_OFFSET);
 		for (p = 0; p < 4; p++, part++) {
 			/* Table is invalid if boot indicator not 0 or 0x80 */
 			if ((part->boot_ind & 0x7f)) {