Hi, Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> wrote: > No. Raid code will happily use any partition type you'll specify. > Partition type "fd" stands for "raid AUTODETECT" - that is, at [...] > root filesystem. But instead of guessing, it is better IMHO to > just tell kernel which devices to use for your root filesystem > (if your root is on raid device), by using something like > append="md=2,/dev/hda1,/dev/hdb1" I have some partitions with the fd type in raid arrays but would like to switch to the manual method you just described. These partitions hold data I care about. Is it safe to change the partition type: - while the array is not active? - while the array is active? Thanks. -- Florent - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
