On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 15:35:04 -0700 Chris Bennett <cpb_m...@bennettconstruction.us> wrote:
> OK > I see that i needed to use fdisk -v > > Any need to preserve any existing stuff? (and how if so?) > > > Primary GPT: > Disk: sd0 Usable LBA: 34 to 1953525134 [1953525168 Sectors] > GUID: 0b27fac9-4c45-460c-b321-f6ba7ccacfb9 > #: type [ start: > size ] guid name > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 0: EFI Sys [ 2048: > 532480 ] ea1f79db-2bee-4ade-9b7c-017de2787211 EFI system > partition 1: e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae > [ 534528: 32768 ] 4aeb925c-5204-441c-b69a-1c834c45f14a > Microsoft reserved partition 2: FAT12 > [ 567296: 1898479616 ] 71338e9f-73de-47e5-af24-f4dd9ffe124a > Basic data partition 3: FAT12 > [ 1899046912: 52428800 ] 2ed3bbc7-5870-4fc0-be04-ba6cfaf9284c > Basic data partition 4: Win Recovery > [ 1951475712: 2048000 ] 11ab734a-6c45-4b61-b15b-3fad264c92d2 > Basic data partition > > Secondary GPT: > Disk: sd0 Usable LBA: 34 to 1953525134 [1953525168 Sectors] > GUID: 0b27fac9-4c45-460c-b321-f6ba7ccacfb9 > #: type [ start: > size ] guid name > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 0: EFI Sys [ 2048: > 532480 ] ea1f79db-2bee-4ade-9b7c-017de2787211 EFI system > partition 1: e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae > [ 534528: 32768 ] 4aeb925c-5204-441c-b69a-1c834c45f14a > Microsoft reserved partition 2: FAT12 > [ 567296: 1898479616 ] 71338e9f-73de-47e5-af24-f4dd9ffe124a > Basic data partition 3: FAT12 > [ 1899046912: 52428800 ] 2ed3bbc7-5870-4fc0-be04-ba6cfaf9284c > Basic data partition 4: Win Recovery > [ 1951475712: 2048000 ] 11ab734a-6c45-4b61-b15b-3fad264c92d2 > Basic data partition > > MBR: > Disk: sd0 geometry: 121601/255/63 [1953525168 Sectors] > Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 > Starting Ending LBA Info: > #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0: EE 0 0 2 - 267349 89 4 [ 1: 4294967295 ] > EFI GPT 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 > [ 0: 0 ] unused 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 > 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 3: 00 0 0 0 - > 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > > Microsoft reserved partition would be what? > I just don't want to end up with a non-bootable drive. > Windows 10 sticks it's fingers into changing BIOS settings, especially > after a big update. > > And now I go searching for lot's of stuff on Gurgle.com. > Which really get's me pretty worthless crap for about 2 years now. > > Thanks, > Chris Bennett > > The Microsoft reserved partition is involved in booting and/or repairing Windows: you don't care. The key thing is to ensure that your firmware is not set up for secure boot to the existing EFI partition. If secure boot is off in firmware, and all the data is elsewhere, go ahead with a whole-disk installation is my advice. -- Edward Ahlsen-Girard Ft Walton Beach, FL
