Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:43:48 -0500 (EST) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Boot ManagerQuestions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101011841370.10066-100000@browning.pennasoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200101011737.JAA30946@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 doug@safeport.com wrote:
> >
> > > [...snip of questions I leave for others...]
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the MS/IBM approved codes for the various types
> > >
> > > 6 = DOS FAT16
> > > ? = DOS FAT32
> >
> > FAT32 and FAT16 are both 6.
>
> Wrong. 4 is DOS FAT 16 < 32mb
> 6 is DOS FAT 16 > 32mb
> 11 is DOS/Win9X FAT32
> 12 is DOS/Win9X FAT32 LBA (rarely actually used)
When I partitioned the drive on the box that I'm using at this
very minute, I gave type 6 to my DOS partitions. Those partitions
currently house FAT32 filesystems.
IOW, in practice, I doubt it matters if you assign 6 or 11 to a
DOS partition.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer
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