Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2024-05-01, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> OK. One last update in case someone googles and runs up on this >> thread. I'm using gdisk to display this, because I think it will do >> better in email. If I use cgdisk, it is wider and will wrap more. >> This is what the partition table looks like for GPT, old BIOS and no >> uefi thingy. Just a straight forward and simple old school setup. >> Once the first one is done, the rest can be anything. >> >> >> Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name >> 1 2048 10239 4.0 MiB EF02 BIOS-boot >> 2 10240 4204543 2.0 GiB 8300 boot >> 3 4204544 12593151 4.0 GiB 8300 swap >> 4 12593152 327165951 150.0 GiB 8300 root >> 5 327165952 625141759 142.1 GiB 8300 home > The partition type code for 'swap' is wrong -- it should be > 8200. According to the gdisk help info Linux /home is supposed to be > 8302, but I've always used the same generic "Linux filesystem" type > for both /home and root. > > Is the 'boot' partition for future possible UEFI use, for Linux /boot, > or both? [I've never used a separate partition for Linux /boot, I > just use a /boot directory on the root FS.] > > -- > Grant
I noticed the other day that some new ones was added. I always leave it as 8300 and it works. It even works for swap. I dunno. The /boot is where kernels and init thingys go. Keep in mind, this is on a old rig that has no idea what UEFI is. When I build my new rig later, I'll do a install from scratch anyway. Also, it will go on a SSD. I mostly want to post so that a person can see the layout. Really, the first one is what a person wanting to use GPT on a old BIOS system needs to see. After that, they can do partitions anyway they want. I just hope I got it right. Right now, I'm to the stage where I do a emerge -auDN world. On that old rig, may take a little bit. It's not bad tho. Old rig has 6 cores now. Dale :-) :-)
