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* Has a "fake" [MBR] for backwards compatibility.
* Includes a [CRC]32 to detect corrupt [Partition] tables.
* Stores a backup [Partition] table at the end of the disk.
-Most partitioning tools under [Linux] will fail to do anything sensible with a > 2 TB [Partition]. As of this writing, parted(8) is the only one that understands them and will let you set the [GPT] label on the disk.
+Most partitioning tools under [Linux] will fail to do anything sensible with a > 2 TB [Partition]. As of this writing (June 22, 2005)
, parted(8) is the only one that understands them and will let you set the [GPT] label on the disk.
There is a lot of information stating that you cannot boot off a [GPT] enabled device. Most of the claims imply that the fault is with [LILO] or [GRUB] not understanding [GPT] devices. We've not tested this, but [GPT] and traditional [MBR]s will coexist.
See also:
* [Disk Sectors on GPT Disks | http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_zkfe.asp] from the [MS] Knowledge Base
* [GPT article | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table] on Wikipedia