Bug#644430: Document the creation of a partition table (gpt / msdos)
Control: tags 644430 + pending
Control: tags 691046 + pending
Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I came across this open (and longstanding) bugs:
> > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=644430
> > and
> > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691046
> > which ask to document the need of a BIOS boot partition when a gpt partition
> > table is used.
> >
> > The basic issue has been solved within partman apparently (on gpt, a 1 MB free
> > space gets automatically created at the beginning of the disk)
> > (see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=491376).
> >
> >
> > Nevertheless, I think it makes sense to write some words about this in the
> > installation-guide?
> >
> > I have prepared a patch for this and would like to receive some comments, if
> > I got it all correctly.
> > The additional content will be added to "Appendix C. Partitioning for Debian"
> > https://d-i.debian.org/doc/installation-guide/en.amd64/apcs05.html#idm4025
>
> Since noone objected, I will commit this shortly.
Done.
Holger
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