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#1 2015-08-29 14:51:04
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[SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
Hello I was recently installing arch on my VirtualBox and I was trying to do GPT with BIOS but at the end when i would try to install Grub I would get an error talking about blocklists...Now im not sure what I did wrong maybe something to do with my partiton table so if anyone could show me a GPT-BIOS partition scheme that might help i'm not sure tbh 
EDIT: I checked the wiki, didn't help, maybe i'm just stupid lol. 
Last edited by Oblivion7 (2015-08-29 20:12:20)
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#2 2015-08-29 15:00:35
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
Please post the actual errors, otherwise we will not be able to help at all.
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#3 2015-08-29 15:09:33
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
You need a BIOS boot partition.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … structions
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#4 2015-08-29 15:11:04
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
Alternatively, use syslinux, which doesn't need an extra partition.
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#5 2015-08-29 17:19:23
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
You need a BIOS boot partition.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … structions
sorry im really rusty on this but you dont mount or format the bios-boot partition?
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#6 2015-08-29 17:48:07
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
The instructions on the ArchWiki page that I linked are quite clear.
EDIT: No.
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#7 2015-08-29 20:11:48
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Re: [SOLVED] How do i install arch with gpt table on BIOS?
Thanks to everyone that helped I got it working! You guys are the best! 
Last edited by Oblivion7 (2015-08-29 20:13:35)
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