On 2024-05-01, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK. One last update in case someone googles and runs up on this > thread. I'm using gdisk to display this, because I think it will do > better in email. If I use cgdisk, it is wider and will wrap more. > This is what the partition table looks like for GPT, old BIOS and no > uefi thingy. Just a straight forward and simple old school setup. > Once the first one is done, the rest can be anything. > > > Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name > 1 2048 10239 4.0 MiB EF02 BIOS-boot > 2 10240 4204543 2.0 GiB 8300 boot > 3 4204544 12593151 4.0 GiB 8300 swap > 4 12593152 327165951 150.0 GiB 8300 root > 5 327165952 625141759 142.1 GiB 8300 home
The partition type code for 'swap' is wrong -- it should be 8200. According to the gdisk help info Linux /home is supposed to be 8302, but I've always used the same generic "Linux filesystem" type for both /home and root. Is the 'boot' partition for future possible UEFI use, for Linux /boot, or both? [I've never used a separate partition for Linux /boot, I just use a /boot directory on the root FS.] -- Grant
