[parted-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Add ability to set GPT PMBR boot flag

[Phillip Susi]

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On 1/31/2012 10:36 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> It isn't the bios that does that though; it is the Microsoft MBR 
>> boot code.  As long as we aren't putting that in the PMBR then
>> it wouldn't be a problem, but since the UEFI guys decided to say
>> no boot flag in the spec, then it could be a problem.
>> 
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> s/Microsoft //
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> -hpa

No?  The grub and LILO MBR boot code doesn't care about the boot flag.

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