>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Campbell <[email protected]> writes:
Ian> On Tue, 2016-08-23 at 18:40 +1000, Adam Bolte wrote:
>> I'm not sure if it would be possible to use pygrub if your
>> assigned volume is partitioned, which may be a problem if you
>> don't control the Dom0.
Ian> pygrub has supported devices with partition tables for many
Ian> years (like at least a decade).
Ian> EC2 uses pvgrub, not pygrub, although AFAICT pvgrub has also
Ian> never had a problem with partitions.
True, although I find resizing images much easier without a partition
table in the way.
Yes, you *can* always get along with partition tables.
It's just unnecessary and sometimes a pain.