Re: GPT and Type 8e (LVM) Partitions go toghether ??

[Bryn M. Reeves]

On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 14:29 +0200, Axel Werner wrote:
> Hi Joel, thanks fer reply.
> 
> you missed the point. maybe i was not clear enough.
> the point is HOW TO MAKE that Type 8e Partition with parted ?? since all 
> docs i read about parted told me that parted is not supporting type 8e 
> partitions. but any simple fdisk can create them (but not on gpt it seems).

The partition type codes are specific to the MSDOS MBR partition table.
They are meaningless in other partitioning schemes.

> so how to make a type 8e partition on my GPT Disk-Drive using parted ???
> 
> and if not possible to creat a Type 8e (lvm) partition with parted.. 
> WHAT ELSE partition type should i create so i can put a lvm volume on ?

It doesn't actually matter; the lvm2 tools have never checked the
partition code used (it's more-or-less "documentation" nowadays).

> PS: i know that lvm does not require "partitions" to put a PV on it.. 
> but I WANT IT to have a partition on it so simple (old) partitioning 
> programms can recognize there is something on that disk.  a pure LVM PV 
> without any partition "frame" would not be recignized by other apps but 
> lvm .

Reasonable enough but just create a standard partition on the GPT
labeled drive and use that.

Regards,
Bryn.