> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:35:18 +0000 > From: [email protected] (akhiezer) > To: BLFS Support List <[email protected]> > Subject: [blfs-support] GPT -- [was:] Re: moving lfs > > > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:55:12 -0400 > > From: Baho Utot <[email protected]> > > To: BLFS Support List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] moving lfs > > > . > . > > I have done some (not much) research and it looks like linux only > > supports booting to gtp partitions only if using 64 bit os. This is > > from the Fedora site. I am going to Arch linux site to see if they say > > the same. > > > > ISTR that Slackware 32-bit, 64-bit, and mixed 32-/64-bit, will boot GPT disks > OK, via ordinary lilo (didn't test grub or elilo or any other bootloaders); > just that ymmv for disk areas beyond 2tb; and partly depends on bios > supporting legacy-boot as well as uefi. Sorry to be not more exact - the > 'tests' were done very much in passing as a side-note. But as it happens, am > likely building another few machines shortly, and will likely re-test at > least some of the various combinations then. >
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