[linux-lvm] mac-fdisk and 0x8e partitions for LVM

Patrick Caulfield pcaulfie at redhat.com
Thu Jan 15 04:21:01 UTC 2004


On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 07:30:53PM -0200, Leandro Guimar?es Faria Corcete Dutra wrote:
> 	mac-fdisk won't allow me to create a 0x8e partition, thus precluding
> LVM usage... any solutions in view?  Would pmac-fdisk or parted do the
> job?


If it's not using a PC partition table; and I suspect it isn't, being a mac,
then it doesn't matter what partition type you use.

LVM2 doesn't even check the partition type - it's only for information.
-- 

patrick





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