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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Partition renumbering ??

Thus spake Damian Gerow (dgerow [ at ] afflictions [ dot ] org) [10/06/08 18:26]:
: The wording "W95 Ext'd (LBA)" is just the partition type, and it's a way to
: instruct the computer about how to read the partition.  It doesn't mean that
: it's a Windows partition, it just means that it's hidden from some Operating
: Systems, and can address the full size of your disk.  This page explains it
: better than I can:
: 
: 	<http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/determining-filesystem-type.html>

Sorry, I should have included a couple more links as well as the above.

This may surprise you, but look down at #5 for the best (albeit possibly
influenced) differentiation between 0x05 and 0x0f (search for "Value: 0x05")
I've been able to find:

	<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320283>

Stuff on partition tables, and disk partitioning in general:

	<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_table>

Extended partitions in specific:

	<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Boot_Record>

The new GPT partitioning, part of EFI:

	<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table>

A really fun post diving into the details of partitioning, records,
boundaries, with no-holds-barred technical jargon:

	<http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/21/200>