On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:06:38 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > > > Why is a new installation using a 1980s partition scheme? > > Oh, I can answer this one. Cause lots of folks have tried the new > stuff-age (grub-2, gpt, UUID_names etc etc) and have several borked > installs. On my last btrfs (raid one attempt) I still never figured > out how to set up the fstab to get it to boot. Dozens of failed > attempts. *NOTHING* yielded a simple raid one with btrfs using all the > new crap. > > If it's so easy, just post the explicit steps and quit referring to that > arcane ((1980s)) handbook.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GRUB2#Partitioning_for_BIOS_with_GPT That's if you're uning a BIOS system. If you're using UEFI, there's nothing special required for GPT, just partition the drive starting at 1 and going as high as you want. Some new stuff takes some getting used to, like GRUB2, systemd or UEFI. GPT does not, it just works - it's simpler than the old way as well as being better, which is a refreshing change. -- Neil Bothwick Standard: (n., adj.) a design target which manufacturers may embellish, improve upon, or ignore as they wish, so long as it can be used profitably in their advertising.
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