Re: Multiple partition maps

[phcoder]

Robert Millan wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:54:43PM +0200, phcoder wrote:
>> BTW GPT module checks the protective MBR. In some cases when legay OS
>> modified the MBR it's no longer "protective MBR". And in theese cases
>> GRUB will refuse to boot. Isn't the magic number check enough?
> 
> If there's at least one protective GPT partition (0xee), I think this should
> be considered enough to accept the partmap as GPT.
> 
In GPT module if first partition is not of type 0xee then it's
considered that no GPT is present. Is think that this check is
error-prone (with e.g. bootcamp) and unnecessary
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko