On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:53:25 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy, > > I'm installing Gentoo on another old box. To be consistent I like to > use cgdisk, GPT I think it is called, to partition all my drives, > regardless of size. Thing is, Grub works differently with GPT than it > does with the old DOS or whatever it is called, like fdisk does in the > old days. I did some research but still find myself in some muddy > waters. My take on some things I've read, I need a boot partition, > not to be confused with the /boot for kernels, init thingys and such. > Where I get lost, most use gdisk. I like cgdisk. Before that I > liked cfdisk. Anyway, how do I set up that partition with cgdisk? > Any minimum size requirements or tiny is enough? Does it have to be a > specific type? Does it need to be in a specific place? Formatted > with a file system? Also, when I do grub-install, do I still point to > /dev/sda or to /dev/sda1, if sda1 is the special boot partition? > > I tried to find a step by step howto with this info but the ones I > find either don't work or leaves me more confused. Given that the > method is also aging out, it's hard to find good guides. I'd be real > happy just to have a link to a good howto that I can make sense of. > I can save a copy local and even print it. Maybe someone has some > notes that will help. I just need something to help clear up the > muddy waters. > > Thanks to anyone who has a link, some notes or something. :-D > > Dale > > :-) :-) > I don't use cgdisk nor gdisk. Here's a link to Arch's wiki about GPT on BIOS systems: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#GUID_Partition_Table_(GPT)_specific_instructions I guess you need to set the same code as in gdisk, or something similar to BIOS boot or bios_grub as are in other such tools. Good luck! Wojciech -- xWK
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