On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 06:37:00 -0600, Joseph wrote: > My BIOS if from 1998 I think so it is not EFI. > I don't think I'm suppose to be doing this EFI. > > "...UEFI (~EFI) is a firmware interface that is widespread on recent > computers, especially those more recent than 2010. It is intended to > replace the traditional BIOS firmware interface that is prevalent on > earlier machines. " > > So think I should scrap the partition sda1 and sda2 and combine them > into one partition and install grub (not grub2).
You need the BIOS boot partition, as described in the other thread, if you are using a GPT partition table (and you should). I've no idea whether legacy GRUB will handle this, but there's no point in starting with dead software. Keep the BIOS boot partition and use GRUB2 but ignore any advice referring to EFI. EFI works completely differently, it does not need the BIOS boot partition, but it does need /boot to be formatted with a FAT filesystem. Most importantly, take a breath and step back. You seem to be diving it, trying various options, without really gaining an understanding of what you need to do before you start. -- Neil Bothwick War does not determine who is right -- only who is left.
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