Strange booting problem

Gordon Messmer gordon.messmer at gmail.com
Tue Jun 30 23:35:01 UTC 2015


On 06/30/2015 04:10 PM, Chris Murphy wrote:
>> However, also based on testing, it seems that if you used GPT for your
>> >partitions, then BIOS would skip over the drive during the boot process.
> No because every GPT creator also creates a PMBR which includes the
> MBR boot signature that you're telling us causes (some) BIOS's to use
> the entire MBR and then hang if it has nowhere to go.

I see.  Thanks for the correction, Chris.  This whole conversation has 
been educational. :)


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