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diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml index 4aa57e6c5..6f2de1b1e 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml @@ -107,7 +107,26 @@ reacts to commands. The first reaction to swapping should be to check for an unreasonable command such as trying to edit a five gigabyte file. If swapping becomes a normal occurrence, the best solution is to purchase more - RAM for your system.</para> </sect3> + RAM for your system.</para> + </sect3> + + <sect3> + <title>The Grub Bios Partition</title> + + <para>If the <emphasis>boot disk</emphasis> has been partitioned with a + GUID Partition Table (GPT), then a small, typically 1 MB, partition must be + created if it does not already exist. This partition is not formatted, but + must be available for GRUB to to use during installation of the boot + loader. This partition will normally be labeled 'BIOS Boot' if using + <command>fdisk</command> or have a code of <emphasis>EF02</emphasis> if + using <command>gdisk</command>.</para> + + <note><para>The Grub Bios partition must be on the drive that the BIOS + uses to boot the system. This is not necessarily the same drive where the + LFS root partition is located. Disks on a system may use different + partition table types. The requirment for this partition depends + only on the partition table type of the boot disk.</para></note> + </sect3> <sect3> <title>Convenience Partitions</title> |