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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] setting boot flag on sda1
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:37:00
Message-Id: 20140905173704.GK7971@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] setting boot flag on sda1 by Todd Goodman
1 On 09/05/14 13:12, Todd Goodman wrote:
2 >* Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> [140905 12:14]:
3 >> How to set a boot flag on sda1.
4 >> I'm using fdisk from util-linux 2.24.1 and in order to set it I need version 2.22 or earlier
5 >>
6 >> --
7 >> Joseph
8 >
9 >If you're using GPT partitions then you should really be using gdisk or
10 >recent parted (gparted.)
11 >
12 >You'll see strange results if you use fdisk to look at GPT partitions (for
13 >some definition of strange and depending upon if a hybrid configuration
14 >is used.)
15 >
16 >Todd
17
18 Yes, it make more sense.
19
20 Will old BIOS boot GTP partition disk.
21 My system does not recognize boot sector. It thinks there is no disk.
22 I can boot current disk with Systemrescue CD but BIOS does not see my boot sector or the way it is installed.
23
24
25 --
26 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] setting boot flag on sda1 Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>