On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:05 AM, Stephan Seitz <stse+deb...@fsing.rootsland.net> wrote: > > When I installed a test VM using debian-wheezy-DI-a1-amd64-netinst.iso I > used the export mode and manual partitioning. > > I chosed GPT and installed grub into the master boot record. No warnings or > errors occured, and the system booted without problems. > > After issuing „dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc” grub displayed warnings that it > could not embed itself into the master boot record and would use an unsafe > mode for stage 2 which still worked. > > According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS_Boot_partition I have to > create a small partition with the bios_grub flag if I use GPT instead of > MBR. > > So I installed my test VM againg, but the installer doesn’t offer me the > choice to give a partition the bios_grub flag. I used parted afterwards, and > „dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc” didn’t produce any warning anymore. > > Is this something that is serious for Wheezy or simply a nice-to-have > wishlist?
Both the squeeze and wheezy installers allow you to create a biosboot partition. I think that it's called "Reserved ...". It's too bad that parted calls it "bios_grub" (GNU publishes both grub and parted...), gdisk calls it biosboot partition (as does kickstart), and d-i calls it "Reserved ...". (I think that it's "Reserved BIOS Boot Area" but I haven't seen this menu in a while.) -- 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/CAOdo=szx9r3qphe7wmx8hcwn4cpigwfakxd1ie+mmrnepv9...@mail.gmail.com
