Re: Need for a unique Linux GPT GUID type code

[Chris Murphy]

I'm resurrecting this old thread. Last message June 23, 2011 here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2011-06/msg00031.html

I am testing Fedora 16 and currently have parted 3.0-3.fc16 and I'm finding 
apparently no change has been made here.

For example in interactive mode for a GPT disk without any partitions:

mkpart
<enter>         [no partition name]
<enter>         [accept ext2]
1
500
quit

If I view the partition table in a hex editor, I find it's using partition type 
GUID EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 for "Microsoft Windows basic data" 
rather than what's been proposed. 

What's the delay on supporting the proposed GUID for linux partition types? Or 
an alternative?


Chris Murphy