From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
To: Craig <util-linux_contact@magister.com.au>
Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ***Urgent***! Fdisk: GPT support utterly breaks hybrid MBR; *must* have disable option! :(
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:10:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131010111045.GA29199@x2.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1310101129260.4624@trabz.zntvfgre.pbz.nh>
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 11:39:36AM +1100, Craig wrote:
> Yes; _exactly_ what is needed, plus IMO a switch from within fdisk's menu
> system (Expert?) that would allow switching between GPT and MBR (or anything
> else that might be present).
Yes, but now (for v2.24) it's too late. I'd like to have a more
robust way to switch between GPT and MBR modification. (I already
have some patches, but it still requires some work.)
Note that in v2.24 the GPT code in fdisk does not allow to write hybrid
GPT, the support is read-only.
Karel
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Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-09 11:23 ***Urgent***! Fdisk: GPT support utterly breaks hybrid MBR; *must* have disable option! :( Craig
2013-10-09 14:16 ` Karel Zak
2013-10-10 0:39 ` Craig
2013-10-10 11:10 ` Karel Zak [this message]
2013-10-11 3:45 ` Craig
2013-10-11 9:04 ` Karel Zak
2013-10-11 21:34 ` Craig
2013-11-24 18:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
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