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On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:35:15 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > Do not use cfdisk on 2TB+ drives, it gives bad alignment. Use gdisk or |
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> > cgdisk with GPT partition tables. Create a 1MB partition at the start |
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> > of type EF02, which keeps backward compatibility, then partition as |
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> > normal. |
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> > Note that GPT has none of the primary/logical crap, just create the |
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> > partitions you want. |
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> Ahhhh, so that 1Mb partition is what does the alignment thingy? Is it |
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> the same on all large drives or does it vary a bit based on size? |
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No, gdisk/cgdisk does the alignment. The 1MB GPT boot partition give |
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backward compatibility with DOS booting. The size doesn't vary, I've used |
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the same on drives from 120GB to 3TB. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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the sum of all human intelligence is constant, only the number of humans |
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