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Just finished using gdisk to convert my MSDOS partition table to |
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a GPT. Worked perfectly on the first try (whew). |
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Rebooted with grub2 to discover that grub2 couldn't see my shiny |
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new GPT :( |
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After holding my head in my sweaty palms for a few minutes, I |
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finally realized that grub didn't automatically load its module |
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called part_gpt, so I used the grub shell to load it, and my new |
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GPT was there after all (whew again). |
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I found and loaded the linux kernel from the root partition, which |
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resides in my new GPT, right? You see where this is going, right? |
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The kernel booted nicely -- and then the panic message appeared, |
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because, what else, I forgot to compile in support for GPT :( |
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So now I'm off to boot my gparted rescue CD and try to chroot |
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to the hard disk so I can compile a kernel with GPT support. |
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If that works I'm taking the rest of the day off. (I'm lying.) |
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Good thing I like this kind of fascinating learning experience. |
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