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Bug#644430: marked as done (document the need for a bios boot partition when using GPT)

Your message dated Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:30:41 +0100
with message-id <547581A1.2050004@thykier.net>
and subject line Re: installer should give warning when creating GPT without BIOS BOOT partition
has caused the Debian Bug report #644430,
regarding document the need for a bios boot partition when using GPT
to be marked as done.

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Package: installer
Version: installer of squeeze 6.0.2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: d-i

when installing squeeze on GPT grub needs a special BIOS BOOT partition to fake MBR.

there should be a warning/advise when creating a GPT that you need a small special partition.
it's a lot of extra work to learn this the hard way (grub install to MBR fails)
after you spent 1h on partitioning multiple disks and adding layers like RAID, LVM and crypt on it after installing the system.

of course it's just my fault to have done this for the first time,
without reading all the GPT specs, but the installer inveigled me.


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On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:25:09 +0200 pille
<pille+debian+bug-report@struction.de> wrote:
> Package: installer
> Version: installer of squeeze 6.0.2
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: d-i
> 
> when installing squeeze on GPT grub needs a special BIOS BOOT partition to fake MBR.
> 
> there should be a warning/advise when creating a GPT that you need a small special partition.
> it's a lot of extra work to learn this the hard way (grub install to MBR fails)
> after you spent 1h on partitioning multiple disks and adding layers like RAID, LVM and crypt on it after installing the system.
> 
> of course it's just my fault to have done this for the first time,
> without reading all the GPT specs, but the installer inveigled me.
> 
> 
> [...]

Hi,

Thanks for your request.

Unfortunately, we did not process it in time for the Squeeze release or
any of its point releases.  I am closing it now, as it is a bit too late
- apologies for now attending to it any sooner.

~Niels

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