Re: [util-linux] [parted] Active partition

[Harley D. Eades III]

Andries Brouwer wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> A similar answer from me: I no longer maintain util-linux -
> letter cc-ed to Adrian Bunk, current maintainer.
>
> Concerning disks without active partitions:
>
> sfdisk warns:
>
>        warn(_("Warning: no primary partition is marked bootable (active)\n"
>             "This does not matter for LILO, but the DOS MBR will "
>             "not boot this disk.\n"));
>
> I agree that if other fdisk versions do not mutter in a similar way,
> it would be an improvement to make them do so.
>  
I am going to add this to my TODO for our fdisk over libparted.
I agree that it would be an improvment.

Cheers
Harley