Re: ATA 4 KiB sector issues.

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/09/2010 02:46 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> <snip>
> > As far as partitioning... I believe we should be using GPT partition tables
> > where possible.  Even on non-EFI systems, it's simply a much better
> > partition table format.
> >
> >         -hpa
>
> GPT can not be used for boot disks in non-EFI systems, right?

It can.  The BIOS doesn't care about the partition table at all -- all 
it does is load the MBR.

	-hpa
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