From: "Iain Sandoe" <iain@sandoe.co.uk>
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <bh40@calva.net>
Subject: Re: RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 12:22:46 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200007071125.MAA02302@hyperion.valhalla.net> (raw)
> Currently, the default partition type used by Linux/PPC on mac partition
> maps is Apple_UNIX_SVR2. This is historically the type used by Apple's A/
> UX for its own partitions. However, I don't like it since it gives no
> indication on the type of filesystem on the partition, and I see no
> reason to keep it.
This is a great idea - the Apple_UNIX_SVR2 bit is confusing at first.
- apart from the desire to have an 'easy to use' partition tool on the MacOS
side - for non-kernel-hackers (see Drive Partition thread).
What chance of getting Apple to support this move?
> So I suggest moving to Linux_ext2, Linux_swap, or maybe simply Linux and
> Linux_swap (since ext2 is not the only filesystem Linux may put on
> these). Using a different type for swap would help avoiding confusion.
What prospect of sharing swap space between MacOS X and linux in dual/multi
boot machines?
Iain.
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next reply other threads:[~2000-07-07 11:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-07-07 11:22 Iain Sandoe [this message]
2000-07-07 12:49 ` RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 14:13 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2000-07-07 10:59 Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-07 13:05 ` Tom Gall
2000-07-07 13:28 ` Olaf Hering
2000-07-07 13:33 ` Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 15:25 ` Charles Stevenson
2000-07-07 16:14 ` Michael Schmitz
2000-07-07 22:19 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-07 19:30 ` Nelson Abramson
2000-07-08 5:16 ` Ethan Benson
2000-07-10 14:38 ` Michael Schmitz
2000-07-09 7:37 ` Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 14:12 ` Eric Valette
2000-07-07 17:37 ` Mark Hatle
2000-07-07 22:21 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-09 21:22 ` Tom Vier
2000-07-09 21:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-10 0:33 ` Tom Vier
2000-07-10 1:49 ` Matt Brubeck
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