On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:07:50 -0400, Jack wrote: > In some sense, that's actually simpler, since you > don't need an ESP/EFI partition.
Not really an issue if you use a separate /boot as the same partition does for both. > If your disk is formatted with an MBR > partitioning scheme (max four partitions, although one can be extended) > you will have no problem. However, and I have no experience here, > although some systems can boot in BIOS mode to a GPT partitioned disk, > there may be extra hoops to jump through. I'm sure others will chime > in with additional information. You can boot a non-UEFI system from a GPT partitioned disk, you just need to add a small compatibility partition at the start of the disk, like this GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.4 Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT. Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 2048 4095 1024.0 KiB EF02 BIOS boot partition 2 4096 2101247 1024.0 MiB 8300 boot0 3 2101248 5852145663 2.7 TiB BF01 sundiver0 4 5852145664 5860533134 4.0 GiB 8200 swap0 -- Neil Bothwick The sooner you fall behind the more time you'll have to catch up.
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