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Chronon:
I'm still a bit confused, I think.  To create an MBR entry Disk Utility only needs to write the following data, right?

Courtesy of Wikipedia:
0x00| (1 byte)|Status[3] (0x80 = bootable, 0x00 = non-bootable, other = malformed)0x01| (3 bytes)|Cylinder-head-sector address of the first sector in the partition0x04|(1 byte)|Partition type0x05|(3 bytes)|Cylinder-head-sector address of the last sector in the partition0x08|(4 bytes)|Logical block address of the first sector in the partition0x0C|(4 bytes)|Length of the partition, in sectors   
Isn't formatting with a given filesystem a different process altogether?  It seems like Disk Utility only needs to record the correct byte to specify the "empty" partition type.    Is that just something that Disk Utility will not do, or am I missing something here?

GodEater:

--- Quote from: Chronon on July 18, 2008, 04:54:36 PM ---Isn't formatting with a given filesystem a different process altogether?  It seems like Disk Utility only needs to record the correct byte to specify the "empty" partition type.    Is that just something that Disk Utility will not do, or am I missing something here?

--- End quote ---

Correct, Disk Utility can only mark partitions with the identifiers for a limited number of filesystem types. It can't mark a parititon with the type 0x00 that is required for the ipod firmware partition.

Chronon:
Thanks for clearing that up.   :)

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