Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-16 Thread Mark Kettenis
> Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 20:25:36 + > From: Klemens Nanni > > On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 10:07:20AM -0700, Chris Cappuccio wrote: > > I don't quite understand the case this patch solves, because my installs to > > fresh media always get EFI/GPT. It doesn't default to MBR. However, if > > there

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-16 Thread Klemens Nanni
On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 10:07:20AM -0700, Chris Cappuccio wrote: > I don't quite understand the case this patch solves, because my installs to > fresh media always get EFI/GPT. It doesn't default to MBR. However, if > there is a case where it tries to use MBR, that isn't going to work so well. If

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-16 Thread Chris Cappuccio
Klemens Nanni [k...@openbsd.org] wrote: > On Sun, May 07, 2023 at 06:22:55PM +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 22:47:55 + > > > From: Klemens Nanni > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 06:47:48PM +, Klemens Nanni wrote: > > > > Installing to a wiped disk on EFI

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-07 Thread Klemens Nanni
On Sun, May 07, 2023 at 06:22:55PM +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 22:47:55 + > > From: Klemens Nanni > > > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 06:47:48PM +, Klemens Nanni wrote: > > > Installing to a wiped disk on EFI machines suggests MBR not GPT when > > > chosing > > >

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-07 Thread Mark Kettenis
> Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 22:47:55 + > From: Klemens Nanni > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 06:47:48PM +, Klemens Nanni wrote: > > Installing to a wiped disk on EFI machines suggests MBR not GPT when chosing > > (E)dit because MBR vs. GPT in this manual case is picked based on existing > >

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-06 Thread Klemens Nanni
On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 06:47:48PM +, Klemens Nanni wrote: > Installing to a wiped disk on EFI machines suggests MBR not GPT when chosing > (E)dit because MBR vs. GPT in this manual case is picked based on existing > data on the disk, not whether it has EFI. > > Fix that so users get correct

Re: installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-05-03 Thread Andrew Daugherity
On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 1:43 AM Klemens Nanni wrote: > > Installing to a wiped disk on EFI machines suggests MBR not GPT when chosing > (E)dit because MBR vs. GPT in this manual case is picked based on existing > data on the disk, not whether it has EFI. > > Fix that so users get correct

installer: amd64 EFI: default to GPT

2023-04-30 Thread Klemens Nanni
Installing to a wiped disk on EFI machines suggests MBR not GPT when chosing (E)dit because MBR vs. GPT in this manual case is picked based on existing data on the disk, not whether it has EFI. Fix that so users get correct instructions and don't end up with legacy partitioning in fresh installs