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On 10.09.2013 19:14, Wang Xuerui wrote: |
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> 2013/9/10 东方巽雷 <dongfangxunlei@×××××.com>: |
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>> I format my hard disk to gpt.Then create a 1M partition at the header of |
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>> hard disk ,add "bios_grub" flag.I can install and boot gentoo,debain and |
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>> archlinux,but have no idea how to boot windows7 and 8.When I boot win7 or |
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>> win8 from usb,it always complain the gpt partition and cannot install.What |
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>> should I do? |
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> It's impossible to install Windows into a GPT partition if the |
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> firmware isn't EFI. This is a limitation artificially set by |
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> Microsoft; here's Microsoft's FAQ on this. |
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> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463525.aspx |
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Well, actually it *is* possible using "hybrid" MBR+GPT partitioning. |
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http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/hybrid.html |
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Also google for 'hybrid mbr'. |
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I am using this setup for multibooting several OS incl. Win 7 without |
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problems for a couple of years. |
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> In this case, you must either revert to an msdos partition table (can |
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> be done w/o data loss IIRC), or trick Windows into believing it's |
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> running on EFI, i.e. set up UEFI DUET. Google that and you'll find an |
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> excellent HOWTO on this. Happy hacking~ |
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An interesting idea, yet, probably, a little more complicated than |
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hybrid MBR for the sole purpose of multibooting. |
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Best wishes, |
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Yuri K. Shatroff |
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