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Re: Server setup

From Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Server setup
Date 2021-06-16 09:30 +0200
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On Lu, 14 iun 21, 23:59:58, David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 15 Jun 2021 at 07:21:33 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
> 
> > > This is the first time I have to install a system using GPT with BIOS so
> > > I'm not sure how does it work with the BIOS boot partition.
> > 
> > What is a "BIOS boot partition"?
> 
> BIOS booting needs¹ a BIOS­Boot partition on a GPT disk.
> It's not a BIOS boot­partition, because people use the
> term boot­partition to mean a partition/filesystem that's
> mounted at /boot.
> 
> I have just posted what it's for, so I won't repeat here.

Ok, I just saw the mention in the other thread and read about it.

Funny that I didn't notice it before, but then again I haven't been 
paying much attention to threads involving BIOS/UEFI booting due to lack 
of (recent) experience with either.

> > On BIOS systems grub must be installed in the MBR of the boot device,
> 
> I think Felix disputed "should", let alone "must", just last Friday.
> 
> > special partitions are needed for UEFI.
> 
> UEFI booting needs to find an ESP somewhere. Which other special
> partitions are required?

I meant the ESP, the plural was wrong.
 
Kind regards,
Andrei
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