I just managed to get Funtoo up and running, but something about the installation guide is bugging me, mainly the "Prepare Hard Disk" section.
I partitioned my SSD using the BIOS/MBR method and the suggested scheme: /boot, swap and root in this order.
I used fdisk and did NOT make any partition bootable (the guide doesn't mention anything about it) and followed the rest of the guide step by step.
As soon as I rebooted I was greeted with 'Operation System not found' written on a black screen.
I then put my sysrescueCD back in, ran fdisk again, made the /boot partition bootable and voila', Funtoo booted with no problem.
I am probably missing something. If I remember correctly the boot flag is not strictly needed by GRUB: is my BIOS bugged?
Partitioning and boot flag
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Posted · Edited by p10
Hi all,
I just managed to get Funtoo up and running, but something about the installation guide is bugging me, mainly the "Prepare Hard Disk" section.
I partitioned my SSD using the BIOS/MBR method and the suggested scheme: /boot, swap and root in this order.
I used fdisk and did NOT make any partition bootable (the guide doesn't mention anything about it) and followed the rest of the guide step by step.
As soon as I rebooted I was greeted with 'Operation System not found' written on a black screen.
I then put my sysrescueCD back in, ran fdisk again, made the /boot partition bootable and voila', Funtoo booted with no problem.
I am probably missing something. If I remember correctly the boot flag is not strictly needed by GRUB: is my BIOS bugged?
I'm using a Dell xps 13 9333