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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sda=stroke boot parameter
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:51:40
Message-Id: 20201009135125.17dc3deb@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] sda=stroke boot parameter by Jude DaShiell
1 On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 07:17:46 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
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3 > If I use this in boot parameters, along with an msdos disk label is it
4 > likely I'd be able to partition all of a 3tb hard drive?
5 > Last gentoo install failed, I expect uefi and gpt and grub:2 combination
6 > was not good for my hardware. I had to use the grub-install line in the
7 > Handbook that had --removable on it since the one above it wouldn't
8 > work. This time, I'm going for lilo, it should be easier to put
9 > speakup.synth=soft on lilo's command line too. The boot of the failed
10 > system was entirely silent and that was after I enabled the tune in grub
11 > then updated the configuration for grub. I'm okay with the failure
12 > since every time I fail, I learn a little more.
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14 I'd say you're better off using a UEFI boot manager. If you use systemd,
15 add the boot USE flag to get its boot manager, formerly gummiboot. If you
16 don't use systemd you can install the boot manager on its own as
17 systemd-boot. Or try rEFInd. All are in portage and easy to set up in a
18 way that is shocking to anyone used to GRUB.
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22 Neil Bothwick
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24 Use Colgate toothpaste or end up with teeth like a Ferengi.

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[gentoo-user] Re: sda=stroke boot parameter Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com>