Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:26:10 -0700 From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "freebsd-fs@freebsd.org" <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Whole disk ZFS or -a4k partition Message-ID: <51D496F2.6080000@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307031415110.95542@wonkity.com> References: <51D3ED4F.5030102@shurik.kiev.ua> <8afaecbe0f764963b57fac7743f483bc@DBXPR07MB064.eurprd07.prod.outlook.com> <51D42416.8080604@shurik.kiev.ua> <20130703200923.GA70533@icarus.home.lan> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307031415110.95542@wonkity.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 07/03/13 13:20, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jul 2013, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 04:16:06PM +0300, Alexandr wrote: >>>> >>> Thank you for your explain. I'll try it soon and post my >>> results. One thing - I can't use gpt-disks because off my >>> laptop's bios (Lenovo Thinkpad E530) cannot boot it, only >>> mbr-style. >> >> You can use GPT with a BIOS that only supports MBR (in other >> words, you do not need UEFI to boot from GPT). FreeBSD's boot >> blocks are intelligent in this regard. > > Yes. However, the Thinkpad BIOS is not intelligent about GPT: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=26759&highlight=UEFI+GPT > > http://www.dec.sakura.ne.jp/~junchoon/machine/freebsd-e.html Not true. My Lenovo T530 boots fine with GPT after a BIOS upgrade and choosing "legacy" in the EFI boot options. Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJR1JbyAAoJEG80Jeu8UPuzeNgH+QENFbLZPruhFeSvTZWza7O0 v0PDXdlT85mkhwEZn6NfUTFIg5s3Nqihq1+jrDFK+2/1GD5PBCs0z4FcZrdNYU0F W4faB8qEP1AaJdkRf8hutmz+Zpg81IluhXwuKwRu780NK+7KssCpdOH+W5iyfBLZ YtzlAuyuNs8CJX6xNAU9vEdgK1OcBE8LGJMzJjQxQTVJd4npOX59oTlY7rqChUQl ptL65gSbrntvoX8qI4Y8tc9Z1h1LPIETtmz/fVfiTHflhucsFkSNf8vPv8FoVs59 tRWI9uWykQX0lduxYS063r5CouHfKq1fQN2wt9aXyzOCA3nUNFxNlSQeodzry2k= =6BiX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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