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Re: What to backup before installing GRUB on a GPT disk?
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Ariszló |
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Re: What to backup before installing GRUB on a GPT disk? |
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Thu, 29 May 2014 08:14:55 +0200 |
On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Jordan Uggla wrote:
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> > What should one backup on a GPT disk before installing GRUB?
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> Generally nothing. grub-install won't touch the partition table,
It does overwrite the MBR on an MBR disk. Do you mean it won't touch
the first sector of a GPT disk? Then how does GRUB steps ahead of the
Windows 8 bootmgr?
> What is your end goal?
I want to know how to restore a GPT disk to its original state after
removing GRUB. Is it possible to do it from a live Linux session, or
does one have to use a Windows 8 recovery drive?
Ariszló
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