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On 30.05.2013 18:29, Tamer Higazi wrote: |
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> ... |
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> which in turn means that |
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>> Windows will not use the GPT table. This is a really stupid Windows |
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>> limitation, but we can't do anything about it. |
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> hmmmmm.... |
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>> |
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>> The Linux kernel can use GPT with no restrictions, however booting is |
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>> another story. |
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>> Booting directly from GPT requires a GPT-aware bootloader such as GRUB |
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> Intel Mac's are EFI Platforms that cannot boot Windows and that we would |
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> have to deal with BIOS Emulation that wouldn't make us of the GPT Table. |
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> fine, and wonderfull.... |
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> Now I have Grub2 with GPT support available, we can boot Gentoo and OsX |
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> but what about Windows which runs in BIOS emulation mode, and won't make |
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> use of the GPT table.... |
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> ... |
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Making Windows boot from GPT for non-EFI systems is possible with hybrid |
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GPT-MBR partition tables. Details: |
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http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/hybrid.html |
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and google 'hybrid MBR' |
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I've been using this for a while already and can say that it's doable, |
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working and stable, but in case you occasionally run |
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non-hybrid-MBR-aware partitioning tools such as fdisk, gparted, etc, you |
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can face some problems (though as far as I've encountered by now, only |
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problems related to booting windows). |
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Anyway this is probably the only solution for multibooting. |
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Best wishes, |
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Yuri K. Shatroff |
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