wiped disk - no longer bootable

[Volker Wysk]

Zitat von Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>:

> On Tue, 2019-07-09 at 18:35 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
>> Zitat von Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>:
>>
>> > Initialize the HDD and the SSD by generating new MBRs (or if you
>> > prefer GPTs) and reformat them with virgin ext4 partitions.
>>
>> Sorry, I couldn't find out how to create an MBR from scratch.
>
> My apologies, it's just not my day, as you might have noticed by some of
> my other replies :D.

To whom are you telling this...

> I should have written less about KISS, but instead give the hint
> fortunately compdoc provided on Tue, 2019-07-09 at 07:54 -0600:
>
>> Boot Gparted and create new partition tables, MBR or GPT
>
> AFAIK all Ubuntu and Ubuntu flavor desktop live media by default come
> with gparted, so you don't need to burn a new media. If I should be
> mistaken, you just need to run
>
>   sudo apt update && sudo apt install gparted
>
> after booting an Ubuntu {,flavour} live media.

So Gparted is a regular program, not something that is to be booted  
("Boot Gparted"). That was confusing.

I'm trying to repair my SSD (/dev/sdb) now, using GParted. I select  
"create partition table" in the "device" menu. It asks for which  
partition table type to use, but "MBR" isn't listed. "msdos" is the  
default, "gpt" is in the list.

So I just chose GPT. (Googled a little about the difference, and it  
tells you that MBR is just outdated in regard to GPT).

Bye
Volker