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>I can use GPT and finally partition as much as I want. BIOS actually don't care what is on disk except for 512 bytes containing MBR, so it is possible to use
by garaetjjte 9y ago
>I can use GPT and finally partition as much as I want.
BIOS actually don't care what is on disk except for 512 bytes containing MBR, so it is possible to use GPT partitions with it.
- aaronmdjones 9y agoMore specifically, BIOS machines don't know what partitions are (nor partition tables), and it's only the first 446-ish bytes, not 512.
- chungy 9y agoGRUB on GPT+BIOS requires the use of a BIOS Boot Partition too (type code ef02 in gdisk... see the full UUID for the full story). So one of the points is moot as well.
- jarman 9y agoAlso GPT partitions have little use when using mdraid/dm-crypt/lvm2 (or zfs) stack. IIRC Windows have similar features with dynamic partitions, so I don't see any reason to use bios partitioning for anything beyond boot (and MBR is enough for it, even without extended partitions).