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Re: GPT BIOS boot partition and installing to a partition
From: |
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko |
Subject: |
Re: GPT BIOS boot partition and installing to a partition |
Date: |
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:14:25 +0100 |
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Dave Vasilevsky wrote:
> phcoder wrote:
>
>> Workaround for your problem is described here:
>> http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnMacbook
>>
>
> Are you talking about fix_video? When I tested, without fix_video I
> could use the console, but X was slow. With fix_video, X was
> accelerated, but the console was scrambled as soon as X started.
>
>
This is X bug then
>>>> the best way is to use first sector of [BIOS Boot Partition]
>>>>
>
> This only works if the BBP is in the MBR. In my configuration, there
> are already 4 partitions in the MBR, with no room for the BBP. That's
> why I want to embed the boot-image in another partition, and have it
> pass control to the BBP.
>
GRUB2 doesn't need BBP to be in pseudo-MBR to boot
> Dave
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Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
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