Re: GParted & protective MBR.

didier gaumet <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Le 26/05/2026 à 21:02, [email protected] a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> When GParted creates a GUID partition table, is a protective MBR
> created automatically?  Is any interaction from me necessary or
> advisable?
> 
> Answers may be in documentation but I haven't found them. A link is
> welcome.
> 
> Thanks,             ... P.

Hello,

(I am not knowledgeable on this subject)

GPT specs on uefi.org seem to mandate the use of protective MBR (MBR 
partition table: legacy MBR, GPT partition table: protective MBR):
https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/05_GUID_Partition_Table_Format.html?__cf_chl_tk=SMjqN9spMdn1nhVis_qsEGSMd38ei83cxqk77OzivLE-1779826234-1.0.1.1-zcn5OFq5VKgR9Pecqr_vCgmepxsdiUu6PMutn0FGStE#lba-0-format

Hybrid MBR seems to be a sort of trick to use with enhanced BIOSes that 
manage GPT but are not UEFI compliant
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