From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <200007071125.MAA02302@hyperion.valhalla.net> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 12:22:46 +0100 Subject: Re: RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc From: "Iain Sandoe" To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org CC: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: > 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. ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/