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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: How does one get a partition code for a new operating system?
Message-ID: <4505@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 10 Nov 89 16:12:29 GMT
Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam
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I would like to have a partition code assigned to MINIX partitions for the PC.
(MINIX is a UNIX clone for the PC; I can send you information if you want.)

If anyone knows how one gets a partition code assigned, please send me email.
Probably somebody at IBM has the list, but I don't know who.

The codes that I know of are:

        HEX
        00              Empty Partition Entry
        01              DOS 12-Bit FAT
        02              XENIX File System
        03              Old XENIX /usr File System, don't think used anymore
        04              DOS 16-Bit FAT
        05              DOS 3.3 Extended Partiton containing Extended Volumes
        06              DOS Large File System (512b sectors, ~32-bit addresses
        07              don't know
        08              AIX, from above
        52              CPM - I believe, but not sure    


Thanks. 

Andy Tanenbaum  (ast@cs.vu.nl)