Am 10.05.2013 03:11, schrieb Walter Dnes: > I'm using the 20130207 install iso. This is to enable me to get a > *REALLY* predictable NIC name, namely eth0, but I digress. The 2 > warnings I get are... > > 1) >> WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util >> fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. > > I've repartitioned it 3 or 4 times, but it still comes up with that > error when I fire up fdisk. Is it a problem, and if so, can I dd a few > sectors to remove whatever it's complaining about? >
fdisk does not support GPT disks, use cgdisk or parted (as the error message clearly states) > > 2) >> The device presents a logical sector size that is smaller than the >> physical sector size. Aligning to a physical sector (or optimal I/O) >> size boundary is recommended, or performance may be impacted. > > The fdisk "p" command gives the following output header > >> Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors >> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes >> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > The fdisk default seems to be to start partition 1 at sector 2048. I > don't know the hardware side of disks. Is that OK. > This will be solved when using a partitioner that supports GTP, as stated above.
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