GPT Partitioning
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Support
- booting and utilising GPT-partitioned disks is supported by the kernel & core utilities
- many distributions, particularly smalller ones, do not implement this support by default
- a pointer to lack of support is that the live-CD boots & runs normally, but the installer finds no suitable HDD
- many distributions, particularly smalller ones, do not implement this support by default
Pre-Requisites
Bootloader
either
- GPT-aware bootloader
- patched GRUB >= 0.97
- GRUB 2
- elilo
- second boot device
- CD/DVD
- USB
- MBR HDD
Kernel & Utilities
- the bootloader, wherever located, must then boot an operating system, that is GPT-aware
Rpeters10:27, 8 September 2012 (EST)