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Snoop05
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Can RPi boot from GPT microsd?

Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:42 pm

As title says, do i need to have microsd containing firmware files partition as MBR (msdos) or will GPT work too?
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Re: Can RPi boot from GPT microsd?

Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:44 pm

Why don't you try it and tell us what you find?

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Re: Can RPi boot from GPT microsd?

Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:09 pm

Tried, and both LEDs are on, just like when there is no microsd. So, no.
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Re: Can RPi boot from GPT microsd?

Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:53 am

did you made a pure gpt or a gpt with mbr (hybrid-mbr)?
you can make a gpt that has also a msdos style mbr (for the boot partition only).
the very first partition has to be the fat32 boot partition.
i think that should work.

(http://rodsbooks.com/gdisk/hybrid.html)
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