On 6/5/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGZYd4aIeIEqwil4YRAvlOAJ46jxP/920j7BR8ES9QXO7K5TubLwCgqAF+ 7fhZIpW337ji9OWuBOMjGJY= =rohq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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