diff -urN parted-1.6.18-prep/doc/parted.texi parted-1.6.18/doc/parted.texi
--- parted-1.6.18-prep/doc/parted.texi	2004-11-27 10:09:47.338809464 +0100
+++ parted-1.6.18/doc/parted.texi	2004-06-13 08:35:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -1106,12 +1106,8 @@
 physical volume.
 
 @item PALO
-(MS-DOS) - this flag can be enabled so that the partition can be used
-by the Linux/PA-RISC boot loader, palo.
-
address@hidden PREP
-(MS-DOS) - this flag can be enabled so that the partition can be used
-as a PReP-boot partition on PowerPC PReP or IBM RS6K/CHRP hardware.
+(MS-DOS) - this flag can be enabled to that the partition for use by
+the Linux/PA-RISC boot loader, palo.
 
 @end table
 
diff -urN parted-1.6.18-prep/include/parted/disk.h parted-1.6.18/include/parted/disk.h
--- parted-1.6.18-prep/include/parted/disk.h	2004-11-27 10:09:47.339809312 +0100
+++ parted-1.6.18/include/parted/disk.h	2004-06-13 08:35:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@
 	PED_PARTITION_LVM=6,
 	PED_PARTITION_LBA=7,
 	PED_PARTITION_HPSERVICE=8,
-	PED_PARTITION_PALO=9,
-	PED_PARTITION_PREP=10
+	PED_PARTITION_PALO=9
 } PedPartitionFlag;
 #define PED_PARTITION_FIRST_FLAG	PED_PARTITION_BOOT
-#define PED_PARTITION_LAST_FLAG		PED_PARTITION_PREP
+#define PED_PARTITION_LAST_FLAG		PED_PARTITION_PALO
 
 typedef enum {
 	PED_DISK_TYPE_EXTENDED=1,	/* supports extended partitions */
diff -urN parted-1.6.18-prep/libparted/disk.c parted-1.6.18/libparted/disk.c
--- parted-1.6.18-prep/libparted/disk.c	2004-11-27 10:09:47.511783168 +0100
+++ parted-1.6.18/libparted/disk.c	2004-06-13 08:35:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -1763,8 +1763,6 @@
 		return N_("hp-service");
 	case PED_PARTITION_PALO:
 		return N_("palo");
-	case PED_PARTITION_PREP:
-		return N_("prep-boot");
 
 	default:
 		ped_exception_throw (
diff -urN parted-1.6.18-prep/libparted/disk_dos.c parted-1.6.18/libparted/disk_dos.c
--- parted-1.6.18-prep/libparted/disk_dos.c	2004-11-27 10:11:28.641409128 +0100
+++ parted-1.6.18/libparted/disk_dos.c	2004-11-20 00:30:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 #define PARTITION_DELL_DIAG	0xde
 #define PARTITION_GPT		0xee
 #define PARTITION_PALO		0xf0
-#define PARTITION_PREP		0x41
 #define PARTITION_LINUX_RAID	0xfd
 #define PARTITION_LINUX_LVM_OLD 0xfe
 
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@
 	int		lvm;
 	int		lba;
 	int		palo;
-	int		prep;
 	OrigState*	orig;			/* used for CHS stuff */
 } DosPartitionData;
 
@@ -726,7 +724,6 @@
 			|| raw_part->type == PARTITION_LINUX_LVM;
 	dos_data->lba = raw_part_is_lba (raw_part);
 	dos_data->palo = raw_part->type == PARTITION_PALO;
-	dos_data->prep = raw_part->type == PARTITION_PREP;
 	dos_data->orig = ped_malloc (sizeof (OrigState));
 	if (!dos_data->orig) {
 		ped_partition_destroy (part);
@@ -1078,7 +1075,6 @@
 		dos_data->lvm = 0;
 		dos_data->lba = 0;
 		dos_data->palo = 0;
-		dos_data->prep = 0;
 	} else {
 		part->disk_specific = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1114,7 +1110,6 @@
 	new_dos_data->lvm = old_dos_data->lvm;
 	new_dos_data->lba = old_dos_data->lba;
 	new_dos_data->palo = old_dos_data->palo;
-	new_dos_data->prep = old_dos_data->prep;
 
 	if (old_dos_data->orig) {
 		new_dos_data->orig = ped_malloc (sizeof (OrigState));
@@ -1157,7 +1152,6 @@
 		dos_data->raid = 0;
 		dos_data->lvm = 0;
 		dos_data->palo = 0;
-		dos_data->prep = 0;
 		if (dos_data->lba)
 			dos_data->system = PARTITION_EXT_LBA;
 		else
@@ -1177,10 +1171,6 @@
 		dos_data->system = PARTITION_PALO;
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (dos_data->prep) {
-		dos_data->system = PARTITION_PREP;
-		return 1;
-	}
 
 	if (!fs_type)
 		dos_data->system = PARTITION_LINUX;
@@ -1251,7 +1241,6 @@
 			dos_data->hidden = 0;
 			dos_data->lvm = 0;
 			dos_data->palo = 0;
-			dos_data->prep = 0;
 		}
 		dos_data->raid = state;
 		return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
@@ -1261,7 +1250,6 @@
 			dos_data->hidden = 0;
 			dos_data->raid = 0;
 			dos_data->palo = 0;
-			dos_data->prep = 0;
 		}
 		dos_data->lvm = state;
 		return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
@@ -1279,15 +1267,6 @@
 		dos_data->palo = state;
 		return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
 
-	case PED_PARTITION_PREP:
-		if (state) {
-			dos_data->hidden = 0;
-			dos_data->raid = 0;
-			dos_data->lvm = 0;
-		}
-		dos_data->prep = state;
-		return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
-
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1321,9 +1300,6 @@
 	case PED_PARTITION_PALO:
 		return dos_data->palo;
 
-	case PED_PARTITION_PREP:
-		return dos_data->prep;
-
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1340,7 +1316,6 @@
 	case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
 	case PED_PARTITION_LBA:
 	case PED_PARTITION_PALO:
-	case PED_PARTITION_PREP:
 		return 1;
 
 	default: