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From: Artur Zych <artur.zych@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR & GPT dual compliant format
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:10:57
Message-Id: CA+abGMYgvQOpfSXZZ6c1eyYSuuh7OU+aKKASopFt-QSTbJR2HA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR & GPT dual compliant format by Tom H
1 26 lip 2016 10:29 "Tom H" <tomh0665@×××××.com> napisał(a):
2 >
3 > On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Artur Zych <artur.zych@×××××.com> wrote:
4 > >
5 > > If you're using GPT disk and want to use uefi then you can just create
6 > > one efi partition (should be around 200-500mb (depends if you're
7 > > planning on using multiple systems on the same disk) - this will hold
8 > > .efi files for all your systems as well as the bootloader.
9 > >
10 > > I you're using GTP but want to stick to MBR, then you create 1MB
11 > > partition to hold the boot loader, then /boot and the rest.
12 > >
13 > > About the 100MB EFI-partition: it's a Microsoft recommendation:
14 > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition, read the
15 > > "create the partition" section.
16 >
17 > Please bottom-post.
18 >
19 > The OP wants a partition scheme for both "standard" and efi firmware,
20 > so he wants an EF02 (gdisk name) of 1MB and an EF00 (also gdisk name).
21 >
22 > The OP wanted the EF02 to be mounted as "/boot" so it has to be larger
23 > than 100MB in order to accomodate multiple kernels (and possibly
24 > initramfs "thingies" as they're sometimes called here).
25 >
26 Then the OP is lucky as the handbook describes this exact scheme the OP
27 wants. Only one adjusment should be considered - I would recommend around
28 500 MB for /boot if the OP wants to use multiple systems and if
29 disk space is of no special concern.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR & GPT dual compliant format Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com>