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> Thanks Andrea. I had though that the MBR was automatically mapped to |
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> the the first 4 gpt partitions because that's they way it's always been |
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> on my system. So now I wonder how it's been set that way, because I |
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> know i've never touched gpt-fdisk and I didn't use bootcamp. Maybe the |
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> refit installer. |
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I have no idea. No sane GPT partitioning tool should ever automatically |
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create a hybrid MBR: it's not part of the GPT spec and if it's not |
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properly updated at every change of the GPT table there's the risk of |
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massive corruption. |
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I know for sure that OSX's Disk Utility doesn't create one. |
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AFAIK the rEFIt installer just copies the boot manager on the OSX |
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partition and installs a startup item that makes sure rEFIt is blessed |
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(i.e. selected as the active EFI boot manager) at every reboot. |
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