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On Sun, 17 May 2015 12:48:58 +0100, Nuno Magalhães wrote: |
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> I want to use mdadm to create a RAID1 with 2 SATA disks. From what i |
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> gather, i'll need (bootable) 0xFD partitions, i'll use full disk for |
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> them and no separate /boot (unless required). Is GPT required or can i |
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> stick to MBR? Is fdisk safe? Seems usable to me. |
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If you are not using a UEFI motherboard, you can stick to MBR. Whether |
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you should is another question. GPT is more flexible and robust than MBR, |
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having learned from all the shortcomings of the last 30 years of putting |
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up with a system designed for 10MB hard disk. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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When told the reason for Daylight Saving time the old Indian said... |
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"Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a |
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blanket And sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket." |
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