GPT or MBR?

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Stumpy

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Aug 5, 2020, 12:05:00 PM8/5/20
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I have win installed on a drive with mbr, should I be able make a vhd
and convert that to a RAW and run it as a template in Qubes?

If i remember correctly gpt does not play well with qubes?

Stumpy

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Aug 5, 2020, 2:29:41 PM8/5/20
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I guess more to the point, "MBR is better" or "GPT is better" or "either
is fine" is what I am looking for.
Thanks!

Qubes

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Aug 5, 2020, 3:04:49 PM8/5/20
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Coreboot is better, look into Coreboot, https://www.coreboot.org.

Otherwise I would rank UEFI above BIOS in terms of security.


unman

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Aug 5, 2020, 9:13:28 PM8/5/20
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GPT is part of the UEFI standard, but can be used with legacy BIOS.
Coreboot, UEFI, and legacy BIOS are not clearly related to partition
tables, which is what MBR and GPT are.
Both are fine in the context of Qubes.
Stock templates are built using gpt.

Stumpy

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Aug 6, 2020, 10:11:17 AM8/6/20
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Great, thank you both - I actually wasnt clear on how BIOS, Coreboot,
and UEFI relate to MBR and GPT.

Cheers
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