Re: Installer - add BIOS boot partition?
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:04:16PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just done most of an installation on a BIOS machine, with a pair of
> new 4TB disks, which require GPT.
>
> Grub fails to install, which I possibly should have predicted - though I
> thought di might have either coped or warned me.
>
> It seems I need a BIOS boot partition, and that it should fit in the
> space before my first existing partition, is that right? Any tips on
> creating such a thing, preferably from within the di environment?
>
> Or do I need to do some partitioning before starting the installer?
> Links to relevant references or howtos welcome.
If you use guided partitioning the installer creates a 1MB partition
with 'use as' set to 'Reserved BIOS boot area' which then shows as type
'biosgrub'.
So that would be the type to create yourself.
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Len Sorensen
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