On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 12:21:47PM -0500, Rod Smith wrote: > On 11/14/2012 12:01 PM, bug-parted-requ...@gnu.org wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I'm trying to use parted to create a GPT partition table on the Samsung > >XE700T slate. On this specific device, after I do so and reboot, the device > >always enters the BIOS setup and never lets me actually boot. I'm using > >Parted 3.1 and I have set the pmbr_boot flag (which didn't help). This is > >working fine on other devices, it's just this one Samsung tablet which is > >giving me trouble. > > > >Has anyone encountered a problem like this or have any advice on > >root-causing this? > > Some BIOSes have problems booting from GPT disks. This can usually > be worked around in one way or another. The most common fix is to > set the "boot" flag on the protective MBR's 0xEE protective > partition. To do this, you must use Linux's fdisk or a similar > MBR-only tool, *NOT* parted (parted will just modify the GPT data > structures). For additional information and workarounds, see:
You need to update your information. parted now supports this via the pmbr_boot flag. You are thinking of the boot flag which changes the GUID for the partition to the EFI System Partition type. -- Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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