[syslinux] isohybrid and partition type 0x17

[Gene Cumm]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:59 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
> On 04/16/2013 09:19 AM, Gene Cumm wrote:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Partition_type&diff=510296573&oldid=510086292
>>
>> No external reference cited.  No reference to what "CHRP" means
>> (perhaps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Hardware_Reference_Platform
>> ).
>
> Yes, CHRP is Common Hardware Reference Platform which is a PowerPC
> architecture.
>
>> I'd certainly consider it "made up" by Matthiaspaul.  Perhaps
>> http://www.openfirmware.org/ofwg/bindings/chrp/chrp1_6d.ps page 56?
>>
>> To me, this feels like arbitrary application of a foreign standard
>> (one that was specifically targeted to a completely different
>> architecture).
>
> Pretty much, although it may have been appropriate, I don't know (but
> why would CHRP use the crazy MS-DOS partition format)?
>
>         -hpa

It appears to be just one of the choices of layouts.

My main point was just the lack of information and references to give context.

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-Gene