Re: [opensuse-kde3] Install with MBR disk lable in Leap 42.1
I had started a thread in the openSUSE forum. I found the answer there: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/522526-Install-using-MBR-disk-lab... "In expert partitioner select disk in the object tree in the left frame. Then you should have small menu Expert in the lower right corner in the right frame which allows you to create new partition table." Gianluca On Sun, 19 Feb 2017, Maurice wrote:
On Sunday 19 Feb 2017 11:02:35 you wrote:
The installation program gives you the option to create a disk label.
Well, yes - disk partition labels, but 'GPT' and 'MBR' are not labels, nor partitions.
GPT is a GUID Partition Table (as opposed to old 'BIOS' partition table).
MBR is Master Boot Record, which contains e.g. the first GRUB/LILO boot stage, followed (if no GPT) by the BIOS partition table.
Regards, -- /\/\aurice
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On Sunday 19 Feb 2017 14:01:00 Gianluca Interlandi wrote:
I found the answer there:
https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/522526-Install-using-MBR-disk-lab el
There is also this good advice given in there: "GPT is the better choice since you are not limited by the need for extended partition. In fact IMHO EFI is the better choice for booting also on modern equipment ." - in my opinion also, the better way to go, which is what I did when installing Linux on my HP 450-G2 Probook (Windows 10 pre-installed in UEFI/GPT mode). Adding the rEFInd boot manager added a good finishing touch. But, as it said, a GPT can be replaced by a 'BIOS' MBR partition table, using e.g. Gparted, if that is your considered aim. Good luck! Regards, -- /\/\aurice -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
My question was not which one is better. My question was how to change the label. That was answered. Gianluca On Sun, 19 Feb 2017, Maurice wrote:
On Sunday 19 Feb 2017 14:01:00 Gianluca Interlandi wrote:
I found the answer there:
https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/522526-Install-using-MBR-disk-lab el
There is also this good advice given in there:
"GPT is the better choice since you are not limited by the need for extended partition. In fact IMHO EFI is the better choice for booting also on modern equipment ."
- in my opinion also, the better way to go, which is what I did when installing Linux on my HP 450-G2 Probook (Windows 10 pre-installed in UEFI/GPT mode). Adding the rEFInd boot manager added a good finishing touch.
But, as it said, a GPT can be replaced by a 'BIOS' MBR partition table, using e.g. Gparted, if that is your considered aim.
Good luck! Regards, -- /\/\aurice
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