From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mail-oi0-f48.google.com ([209.85.218.48]:45953 "EHLO mail-oi0-f48.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751649AbdJCQ5J (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Oct 2017 12:57:09 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-f48.google.com with SMTP id f3so15390215oia.2 for ; Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:57:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.0.76] (cpe-70-123-251-100.satx.res.rr.com. [70.123.251.100]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id j194sm6380690oih.22.2017.10.03.09.57.07 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:57:07 -0700 (PDT) To: Util-Linux From: Bruce Dubbs Subject: fdisk request for functionality (or info) Message-ID: <59D3C162.4050005@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 11:57:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I have been having a problem with fdisk on old computers. What I am doing is installing Debian, but dropping to the command line and creating a GPT manually because Debian seems to want to always create a msdos partition table. After creating the GPT and partitioning, the install proceeds normally, but upon reboot the old bios tells me "No bootable disk". I can fix this by going into rescue mode and setting the pmbr_boot flag using parted. My question is whether this can be done in fdisk. If not, can it be added? I did try going into expert mode and selecting "toggle the legacy BIOS bootable flag", but does not seem to work. I did not see any change to the boot sector when using 'd: print the raw data of the first sector from the device'. Advice appreciated. -- Bruce Dubbs