Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub, gpt partitions and BIOS, not uefi thing.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Dale wrote:
> One last update.  I found a video.  They were using gdisk but the
> crucial part, he got it to display the partition layout.  It was like I
> described as for as the alignment thing, tiny partition with ef02 and
> then carry on as usual from there. 
>
> I need to do this on a disk complete with notes, so I don't forget.  My
> brain is going fast.  One day, I'll forget how to turn the puter on. 
> :'(  I already forget what I went to the kitchen for, it's only 20 feet
> away.  :/
>
> Thanks again. 
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>


OK.  One last update in case someone googles and runs up on this
thread.  I'm using gdisk to display this, because I think it will do
better in email.  If I use cgdisk, it is wider and will wrap more.  This
is what the partition table looks like for GPT, old BIOS and no uefi
thingy.  Just a straight forward and simple old school setup.  Once the
first one is done, the rest can be anything.


Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code     Name
   1            2048             10239          4.0 MiB     EF02  BIOS-boot
   2           10240            4204543      2.0 GiB     8300  boot
   3         4204544          12593151    4.0 GiB     8300  swap
   4        12593152        327165951   150.0 GiB   8300  root
   5       327165952       625141759   142.1 GiB   8300  home


I'm about to start a fresh install on this so if it isn't right, let me
know soon.  I did make it a little larger than everyone says it needs to
be since grub does seem to grow.  That should be bigger than I'll ever
need in the lifetime of this old rig anyway. 

Dale

:-)  :-)