From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 21 20:00:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9BCB106566C; Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:00:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from argol.doit.wisc.edu (argol.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC00D8FC08; Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:00:59 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LQA00I02NLNOE00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:00:59 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net ([unknown] [76.210.68.180]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LQA00F5RNLLHZ10@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:00:58 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:00:56 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: Kevin Oberman Message-id: <4E5163F8.2060706@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.68.180 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-10, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2011.8.21.194814, SenderIP=76.210.68.180 References: <927966496.20110820112229@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4E513802.9090306@freebsd.org> <569113961.20110821222424@serebryakov.spb.ru> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:6.0) Gecko/20110819 Thunderbird/6.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:30:49 +0000 Cc: lev@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.0-BETA1 installer glithcies (i386) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:01:00 -0000 On 08/21/11 14:41, Kevin Oberman wrote: > 2011/8/21 Lev Serebryakov: >> Hello, Nathan. >> You wrote 21 августа 2011 г., 20:53:22: >> >>> GPT is bootable on all x86 systems, with either EFI or BIOS, and is now >> Ok, I was not sure here. > The Wikipedia article on GUID Partition Table states that Windows only supports > GPT boot when the system is a EFI system and is 64-bit Windows, Vista or newer. > Windows-32 will not boot from a GPT disk. > > I know Wikipedia is not always right, but it matches my limited experience. > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table We do EFI boot differently from Windows, using a PMBR bootstrap. This means it will work even on a 386 (in principle: I don't really want to dig out my 386 to check). -Nathan