Re: RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc

On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 06:14:09PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote:

So can we get all distributions to agree on this partition type scheme?
IIRC Debian currently relies on the Apple_Unix_SVR2 type, and ignores
everything else for the purpose of installing or creating swap space. I'd
like to update the Debian version of pdisk to recognize types used by
other distributions if possible.

this would certainly have to wait for woody... 

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

quoted

So can we get all distributions to agree on this partition type scheme?
IIRC Debian currently relies on the Apple_Unix_SVR2 type, and ignores
everything else for the purpose of installing or creating swap space. I'd
like to update the Debian version of pdisk to recognize types used by
other distributions if possible.

this would certainly have to wait for woody...

Sure, but isn't woody right around the corner ?? :-)

Just wanted to make sure we get some sort of agreement.

	Michael


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