On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 09:42:14AM -0400, G. Matthew Rice wrote:
> I'll add it (there's no problem adding details like this).
> 
> Any comment on the 0xDA type, though?  From the mdadm manpage:
> 
>     http://linux.die.net/man/8/mdadm
> 
> When creating a partition based array, using *mdadm* with version-1.x
> metadata, the partition type should be set to *0xDA* (non fs-data). This
> type selection allows for greater precision since using any other [RAID
> auto-detect (0xFD) or a GNU/Linux partition (0x83)], might create problems
> in the event of array recovery through a live cdrom.
> 
> Has anyone ever used anything but 0xFD?

Not that I know of.

Of course the main purpose of the type is to make sure windows stays
away from it.  Linux really doesn't care what it is set to in general.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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