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On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On 26 July 2016 10:29:08 CEST, Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Artur Zych <artur.zych@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> If you're using GPT disk and want to use uefi then you can just create |
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>>> one efi partition (should be around 200-500mb (depends if you're |
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>>> planning on using multiple systems on the same disk) - this will hold |
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>>> .efi files for all your systems as well as the bootloader. |
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>>> I you're using GTP but want to stick to MBR, then you create 1MB |
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>>> partition to hold the boot loader, then /boot and the rest. |
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>>> About the 100MB EFI-partition: it's a Microsoft recommendation: |
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>>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition, read the |
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>>> "create the partition" section. |
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>> Please bottom-post. |
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>> The OP wants a partition scheme for both "standard" and efi firmware, |
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>> so he wants an EF02 (gdisk name) of 1MB and an EF00 (also gdisk name). |
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>> The OP wanted the EF02 to be mounted as "/boot" so it has to be |
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>> larger than 100MB in order to accomodate multiple kernels (and |
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>> possibly initramfs "thingies" as they're sometimes called here). |
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> It's the ESP (EF00) that can be used as /boot, EF02 is a special |
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> partition that should exist but not be used. |
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Good catch. |
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I no longer have my initial email but it looks like I also screwed up |
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my first para and emailed it unfinished; somehow. |