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As mentioned earlier, Windows +7 (and Linux) will work on BIOS and GPT partitioning. As for enabling +UEFI, windows 7 will work without 'redoing' the partitioning (if it is +already GPT) but you may have to redo the boot (boot.ini? - but I really +don't know for windows). You can try it out by enabling UEFI and check +if it boots Windows 7 without any changes. + +You can check if your disk is GPT partitioned by booting a livecd and at +terminal (root), "fdisk -lu" If it is GPT, it will give an error message +(nothing to worry about, fdisk won't work on GPT, that's all). + +[2] Grub-legacy +First a disclaimer - I have not used grub-legacy for about 5 years, all +my OS's boots/grubs are 'set' or 'installed' (wrong term, but that's +what it's being used) to their own partitions, including Mageia's +grub-legacy boot. And while I've used/tested GPT partitioning using +BIOS, it is with grub2, not with grub-legacy, I am unsure if Mageia's +grub-legacy could work with GPT and here's a link to help somewhat.. +<A HREF="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/bios.html">http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/bios.html</A> +<A HREF="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/booting.html">http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/booting.html</A> + +So please approach this with caution even though I am sure grub2 will +definitely work with BIOS/GPT and will install alongside Windows 7's +GPT/BIOS. + +[3] Installation +I 'refound' this link that helped me (I don't have Sabayon) the most in +this aspect. +<A HREF="http://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Install_Sabayon_with_GRUB2_and_GPT_on_a_New_System">http://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Install_Sabayon_with_GRUB2_and_GPT_on_a_New_System</A> + +Watch out about 'labeling' and 'flagging' the partitions, and if you +need to 'reset' the whole drive as GPT, also 'Create Partition Table' +first. Oh, you'll need a separate 'boot' partition too. + +Good luck - Goh Lip + +ps: Note that I finally went back to msdos partitioning on my BIOS +system as I found mixing GPT and MSDos drives (I have lots of external +OS's, some iso boots) is incompatible and the main advantage for GPT on +BIOS is for large (>2GB) drives; (though UEFI has way lots more benefits +than BIOS itself). + + + +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008491.html">[Mageia-discuss] UEFI and Secure Boot +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008494.html">[Mageia-discuss] UEFI and Secure Boot +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8493">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8493">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8493">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8493">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |