Luca wrote: > >tags 691046 + patch >thanks > >Hi there! > >On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:33:09 +0200, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: >> Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: >> >>> severity 691046 normal >> Bug #691046 [installation-reports] installation-reports: manual >> partitioning for GPT does not suggest a BIOS Boot Partition >> Severity set to 'normal' from 'critical' > >I do not understand this: the bug is at least 'important' and I decided >to report it as 'critical' because it "makes unrelated software on the >system (or the whole system) break". > >If you think partman is fine and does not to be fixed, as I wrote at >least the installation guide should have a note, here is a patch: > >--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- >Index: partman.xml >=================================================================== >--- partman.xml (revision 68290) >+++ partman.xml (working copy) >@@ -408,6 +408,14 @@ > forget to mount the root filesystem, <command>partman</command> won't > let you continue until you correct this issue. > >+</para> >+<warning arch="amd64;i386"><para> >+<!-- BTS: #691046 --> >+ >+If you use a disk with a GPT partition table and plan to use GRUB2 as >+the bootloader, you need to create a <emphasis>BIOS Boot >+Partition</emphasis> of 1MB to embed GRUB2. >+ > </para><para arch="ia64"> > > If you forget to select and format an EFI boot partition, >--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Hey Luca, Be aware, GPT does *not* always need a BIOS boot partition - if you're booting via EFI you don't need that at all. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "We're the technical experts. We were hired so that management could ignore our recommendations and tell us how to do our jobs." -- Mike Andrews -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/e1tqzwr-0002m9...@mail.einval.com
