Re: partition table type

["jeffry s" <jeffry@bayau.com>]

On 6/5/07, Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:

On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 11:49:46AM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am installing etch in a new hd. I am using the expertgui method.
> During the partition stage, I am asking about what type of partition
> table I should select: amiga, bsd, dvh, gpt, mac, msdos, pc98, s390,
> sun, loop. The default seems to be msdos. But, what is the preferred
> type in the debian world?

stick with the default, unless you have some reason to use one of the
others. You'd know if you needed s390 partition tables
;)

A

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i am also wondering what all those partition type mean. can anyone point any documentation about 
the difference of amiga, bsd, dvh, gpt, mac, msdos, pc98, s390,
sun, loop?  

thanks