Re: Proper partition type for components with V1.x superblocks?

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On 14:12, Peter Rabbitson wrote:
> >Nobody really cares about the partition type these days. I usually
> >stick to the default 83 (Linux) for software raid partitions and
> >never encountered any problems.
> 
> This is a very flawed assumption. You will be surprised how many 
> utilities/live CDs are there in existence, which will selently attempt to 
> mount/fsck a partition based solely on its type.

Well, I'd consider those utilities broken by design. If it is the
exercise is to break as few utilities/live CDs as possible, I admit
you'll have to care about partition types. It's a rather pointless
exercise IMHO though.

Andre
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