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Hey guys!
I am trying to follow the Arch Linux Beginners Guide, but I seem to be stuck at one thing. When making my partitions manually, which of the four sda partitions do I make bootable? I can't seem to write on the partitions unless I make one bootable.
They only seem to have a /var, /root, swap, and a /home partition! Thank you!
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide
Last edited by mag1strate (2011-07-02 14:36:57)
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you should have a /boot, that is what should be made bootable. Why are you configuring your disk manually? Is there something wrong with the auto prepare?
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I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?
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I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?
You can use ext4 with auto prepare. It prompts you for the fs type for your root and home partitions.
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If you install grub to MBR, there is no need to flag any partition as bootable.
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If you install grub to MBR, there is no need to flag any partition as bootable.
What is MBR? Also do I need a /var partition?
Last edited by mag1strate (2011-07-02 14:27:41)
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mag1strate wrote:I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?
You can use ext4 with auto prepare. It prompts you for the fs type for your root and home partitions.
I just realized I pressed enter too quick and skipped that option! I am sorry about that! Hope I didn't waste you guy's time!
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What is MBR? Also do I need a /var partition?
Master Boot Record. You don't have to have a separate /var partition. That's just an example.
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