H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Michael Reed wrote: >> What are the various protocols in use for booting from GPT partitions >> on BIOS systems? Trying to standardize on one could be a "good thing". >> > > So far, the only supported protocol is to have the bootable partition(s) > present inth the MBR. Data-only partitions can be present in the GPT only. >
...snip... > > This is what Windows requires, with the slight exception that I think it > wants the partition present in *both* the MBR and GPT. Could be wrong. I would assume having it present in both, for both the bootable scenario described above as well as the Windows scenario. Linux searches for GPT labels before it searches for MS-DOS labels. (fs/partitions/check.c) Space not defined in the GPT label wouldn't be known to the OS, and subject to being overwritten. Does parted offer any support for the PMBR/GPT bootable partition scenario? Mike > > -hpa > > _______________________________________________ > parted-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/parted-devel > > _______________________________________________ bug-parted mailing list bug-parted@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-parted
