On Sunday 26 July 2015 11:15:03 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:09:57 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > > PS I checked and the gentoo installation guide says that gpt without > > uefi prevents dual booting windows. > > So the answer to the question of why are you using a 1980s partition > table is that you want to use a 1990s operating system on it? ;-) > > When you said a new install, I assumed it was a newer computer, but if > you don't have UEFI and want Windows you are apparently stuck with MBR.
Neil, I don't know why you make such a fuss about MBR. I've been using it ever since 1989, and though I used to have to work round some of its limitations years ago, the setup I have now has been stable for at least 10 years. It ain't broke, so I don't intend to fix it. And this Armari box is five years old or more and still perfectly capable since I replaced the disks with SSDs this year. If I have to replace the motherboard for some reason, then will be time to adopt what I'm forced into. -- Rgds Peter
