On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Georgi Naplatanov <go...@oles.biz> wrote: > On 03/27/2011 11:33 PM, Tom H wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Georgi Naplatanov<go...@oles.biz> >> wrote: >>> >>> I have 2 disk Western Digital WD2002FAEX - 2TB and I want to install >>> Squeeze with software RAID 1 and GPT instead of old MSDOS partition >>> map. >>> >>> I want to use GRUB2 as boot loader, but I read that is needed to be >>> created a BIOS Boot Partition.[1] >>> >>> I have 2 disk and I want when one of them fail to be possible to boot >>> from another. >>> >>> My question is - Will installer, GRUB2 and Squeeze handle synchronization >>> of BIOS Boot Partition on both disks or I have to do it manually and >>> eventually how to do it manually ? >> >> I've found that you have to format your disks before the install (and >> create a bios_grub partition) and you then have to run "grub-install >> /dev/sdb" once you're booted into your install. >> >> You can probably install grub on both disks by refusing to install to >> the MBR and then installing it to (hd0) and (hd1) but I've never tried >> it. > > Yesterday I installed Squeeze (AMD64) (in expert mode) on my computer and > refused the installer to install GRUB2 on MBR and tell it to install on > "(hd0) (hd1)". The installation works very well, Linux boots successfully > from both drives. > > In both cases - GPT and MSDOS, grub2 installs in MBR, but in different ways. > > May be Debian installer has to explain more detail how to install GRUB2 with > GPT or handle it automatically. > > Thank you.
You're welcome. The difference between gpt and msdos is that stage 1's installed in the MBR but stage 1.5's installed in a bios_grub partition in the former and in the post-MBR gap in the latter. I looked after your initial email for a d-i list archive but I couldn't find one. I was hoping to see plans to create a bios_grub partition automatically... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTik5M=ys2ydsgqbcbmvaswobhky...@mail.gmail.com
