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| author | xengineering <me@xengineering.eu> | 2025-10-15 19:57:48 +0200 |
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| committer | xengineering <me@xengineering.eu> | 2025-10-15 19:57:48 +0200 |
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articles: arch-installation: Switch to GPT
This allows to use bigger drives like 4 TB and above.
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diff --git a/content/articles/arch-installation.md b/content/articles/arch-installation.md index 5da4b22..3fe154c 100644 --- a/content/articles/arch-installation.md +++ b/content/articles/arch-installation.md @@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ file which can be written to a physical drive like an USB stick or SSD. The installation is based on the following design decisions. -- MBR-based partition table and BIOS / legacy boot +- BIOS / legacy boot +- GPT-based partition table - full disc encryption -- Btrfs filesystem +- Btrfs root filesystem - only a minimalistic set of installed packages (no graphical environment) -Those might change in the future. A GPT-based partition table and a UEFI boot -based on a unified kernel image would be appreciated to support secure boot but -could not be achieved so far. +Those might change in the future. UEFI boot based on a unified kernel image +would be appreciated to support secure boot but could not be achieved so far. #### Installation @@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ timedatectl The virtual machine disk can be partitioned with `parted`. ``` -parted /dev/vda --script mklabel msdos +parted /dev/vda --script mklabel gpt parted /dev/vda --script mkpart primary fat32 1MiB 2GiB parted /dev/vda --script mkpart primary 2GiB 100% -parted /dev/vda --script set 1 boot on +parted /dev/vda --script set 1 legacy_boot on ``` The following commands format the second partition for use with Linux Unified @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ The `syslinux` bootloader is installed and configured. mkdir -p /boot/syslinux cp /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/ extlinux --install /boot/syslinux -dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/mbr.bin of=/dev/vda +dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda cp /usr/share/syslinux/syslinux.cfg /boot/syslinux/ sed -i 's|root=/dev/sda3 rw|cryptdevice=/dev/disk/by-label/CRYPTO_ROOT:root root=/dev/mapper/root rw|g' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg ``` |