On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On 26 July 2016 10:29:08 CEST, Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Artur Zych <artur.z...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> If you're using GPT disk and want to use uefi then you can just create >>> one efi partition (should be around 200-500mb (depends if you're >>> planning on using multiple systems on the same disk) - this will hold >>> .efi files for all your systems as well as the bootloader. >>> >>> I you're using GTP but want to stick to MBR, then you create 1MB >>> partition to hold the boot loader, then /boot and the rest. >>> >>> About the 100MB EFI-partition: it's a Microsoft recommendation: >>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition, read the >>> "create the partition" section. >> >> Please bottom-post. >> >> The OP wants a partition scheme for both "standard" and efi firmware, >> so he wants an EF02 (gdisk name) of 1MB and an EF00 (also gdisk name). >> >> The OP wanted the EF02 to be mounted as "/boot" so it has to be >> larger than 100MB in order to accomodate multiple kernels (and >> possibly initramfs "thingies" as they're sometimes called here). > > It's the ESP (EF00) that can be used as /boot, EF02 is a special > partition that should exist but not be used.
Good catch. I no longer have my initial email but it looks like I also screwed up my first para and emailed it unfinished; somehow.
