Re: mac-fdisk and 0x8e partitions for LVM
On 16 Jan, this message from Michael Schmitz echoed through cyberspace:
>> There is no problem at all keeping the Apple partition format for
>> LVM. I
>
> Thanks for reporting this; and please disregard my rants about LVM
> shortcomings...
:-)
>> /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 LVM-vg 14630752 @
>> 4603968 ( 7.0G) Linux native
[snip]
> Does LVM accept any partition name, or does it have to be
> LVM-something ??
AFAIK (and Leandro verified that experimentally), it does not have to be
LVM-something. But some things may not work (Leandro, how exactly did
you specify the numerical partition type? The hex number as partition
name?)
Cheers
Michel
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