User Tools

Site Tools


ubuntu:boot:guid_partition_table_gpt

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision
Previous revision
ubuntu:boot:guid_partition_table_gpt [2020/05/28 23:25] peterubuntu:boot:guid_partition_table_gpt [2020/07/15 09:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
Line 15: Line 15:
 The partition array entry typically reserves 128 bytes for each partition entry.  For a disk of 512-byte sectors the partition array entry can reach up to 16,384 bytes.  And in most cases the 34'th sector (or block) is the first usable sector in the disk. The partition array entry typically reserves 128 bytes for each partition entry.  For a disk of 512-byte sectors the partition array entry can reach up to 16,384 bytes.  And in most cases the 34'th sector (or block) is the first usable sector in the disk.
  
 +----
  
 ===== Merits of GPT partitioning ===== ===== Merits of GPT partitioning =====
Line 23: Line 24:
   * GPT provides 1-byte partition code, but GPT give you a 16-byte GUID value to uniquely identify the partition.   * GPT provides 1-byte partition code, but GPT give you a 16-byte GUID value to uniquely identify the partition.
  
 +----
  
 ===== Tools for Creating GPT partitions ===== ===== Tools for Creating GPT partitions =====
Line 31: Line 33:
   * **Gdisk** is also a nice graphical tool to create a GPT partition table.   * **Gdisk** is also a nice graphical tool to create a GPT partition table.
  
 +----
  
 ===== Alternatives ===== ===== Alternatives =====
ubuntu/boot/guid_partition_table_gpt.1590708336.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/07/15 09:30 (external edit)

Donate Powered by PHP Valid HTML5 Valid CSS Driven by DokuWiki