Re: Need for a unique Linux GPT GUID type code (Chris Murphy)

[Rod Smith]

On 10/17/2011 12:00 PM, address@hidden wrote:
> 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?

I can't speak to what's causing the delay, but if you want to implement 
that GUID now, you can do so using GPT fdisk (gdisk; 
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/). Use its "t" option to change the type 
code to "8300" (gdisk's internal code for the new GUID). You'll need 
version 0.7.2 or later to support the new type code. I don't know 
offhand what Fedora 16 provides.

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Rod Smith
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