[Bug 538100] Re: Linux fails to read GPT(EFI) partition table created by both GNU parted and OSX diskutil

Colin Watson cjwatson at canonical.com
Mon Mar 15 00:38:18 UTC 2010


Indeed, I'm working on it.

On "bare GPT volumes": the EFI specification requires that all GPT disks
have a Protective MBR in the first LBA.  I think Linux is entitled to
check for this, if nothing else to avoid accidental misdetection of the
partition table format.

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Linux fails to read GPT(EFI) partition table created by both GNU parted and OSX diskutil
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538100
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