Below is a list of partitions known by TLE-BU. Each partition section shows the filesystem name followed by it's hexadecimal ID. In some cases, a single hexidecimal ID can be used by multiple partition types. In these cases, the more common partition is listed. In some cases, a popular alternative partition type is listed in brackets.
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Working Partition Notepad (To be removed when this document is finished)
At this time, this is simply a list of all known partitions and file systems. The extent of "support" provided by TLE-BU is that when it sees a file system of any of these types, it will identify it's full name, which can be translated, and provide a link to the relevant page here. Over time, details will be added for each file system type on how to mount and read data under Linux, where at all possible. When this will happen is anyone's guess. For now, it provides stubs to reference.
Partitions are ways of preparing a storage medium (like a hard drive) for storing data. They allow for a single physical hard drive-like medium to be split up into one or more logical parts. Each logical part, be it the full size of the medium or a portion thereof, can then be formatted with a file system, which actually allows the storage device to be used.
Partition types are assigned a hexadecimal ID to assist in their identification by a computer system. If the ID and actual file systems don't match or are incompatible, the operating system trying to use the file system could fail to mount.
Full Name: Unused partition space Short Name: Hex ID: 00h Primary Use: This partition ID simply indicates the the space on the media is not used.
Full Name: File Allocation Table Short Name: FAT12 Hex ID: 01h Primary Use: Floppy Disks
- Details on FAT12
Full Name: Xenix root Filesystem Short Name: Xexin root Hex ID: 02h Primary Use: MS Xenix OS
- Details on Xenix root
Full Name: Xenix '/usr' Filesystem Short Name: Xexin /usr Hex ID: 03h Primary Use: MS Xenix OS
- Details on Xenix /usr
Full Name: Initial File Allocation Table 16 (<32MB) Short Name: FAT16 Initial Hex ID: 04h Primary Use: MS DOS 3.0, Early 1.2MB Diskettes and IBM PC AT systems
- Details on FAT16 (Initial)
Full Name: Extended File Allocation Table 16 Short Name: FAT16 Extended Hex ID: 05h Primary Use: MS DOS 3.3, Allowed multiple (initially 1, then 24) 32MB partitions on a single disk.
- Details on FAT16 Extended
Full Name: File Allocation Table 16 (final version) Short Name: FAT16 Hex ID: 06h Primary Use: Compaq DOS 3.31, MS-DOS 4.0; "Modern" FAT16 version. MS-DOS, OS/2, others.
- Details on FAT16
Full Name: Installable File System Short Name: IFS Hex ID: 07h Primary Use: API to allow loading of filesystem drivers into the kernel; NTFS, OS/2, HPFS, QNX2.x pre-1988, etc
- Details on IFS
Full Name: IBM AIX File System Short Name: AIX Hex ID: 08h Primary Use: IBM AIX Operating System, OS/2 (v1.0-1.3 only), SplitDrive, Commodore DOS, DELL partition spanning multiple drives, QNX 1.x and 2.x ("qny").
- Details on AIX FS
Full Name: IBM AIX File System Short Name: AIX Bootable Hex ID: 09h Primary Use: IBM AIX Operating System boot partition, Coherent filesystem, QNX 1.x and 2.x ("qnz").
- Details on AIX Bootable
Full Name: IBM OS/2 Boot Manager Filesystem Short Name: OS/2 Boot Manager Hex ID: 0Ah Primary Use: IBM OS/2 boot, Coherent swap, OPUS.
- Details on OS/2 Boot Manager FS
Full Name: Windows 95 Operating System Release 2 (OSR2) FAT32 Short Name: FAT32 Hex ID: 0Bh Primary Use: Microsoft Windows 95 partition no more than 2 TiB in size.
- Details on FAT32
Full Name: Windows 95 Operating System Release 2 (OSR2) FAT32 with Logical Block Addressing Short Name: FAT32 LBA Hex ID: 0Ch Primary Use: Microsoft Windows 95 partition over 2 TiB in size.
- Details on FAT32 LBA