BIOS boot partition: Revision history

19 August 2024

• curprev 04:4604:46, 19 August 2024 Artoria2e5 talk contribs 6,007 bytes +130 →Overview: full quote undo
• curprev 04:4404:44, 19 August 2024 Artoria2e5 talk contribs 5,877 bytes +76 →Overview: find the alignment spec text undo

3 June 2023

• curprev 03:2603:26, 3 June 2023 Inclusivedisjunction talk contribs 5,801 bytes −5 →External links undo

3 May 2023

• curprev 12:4712:47, 3 May 2023 GNUtoo talk contribs 5,806 bytes +231 →Overview: Add more reference for the GUID undo

22 December 2021

• curprev 15:4315:43, 22 December 2021 Alexander Davronov talk contribs 5,575 bytes +13 →Overview: add base for GUID undo Tag: Visual edit

20 December 2021

• curprev 17:1617:16, 20 December 2021 VulcanSphere talk contribs 5,562 bytes +111 Adding local short description: "Partition used by GNU GRUB on BIOS to boot an operating system with GUID Partition Table", overriding Wikidata description "partition on a data storage device that GNU GRUB uses on legacy BIOS-based personal computers in order to boot an operating system, when the actual boot device contains a GUID Partition Table" (Shortdesc helper) undo

10 June 2021

• curprev 14:4014:40, 10 June 2021 Jonesey95 talk contribs m 5,451 bytes +4 Fix Linter errors. undo

28 March 2021

• curprev 17:5717:57, 28 March 2021 Gjs238 talk contribs 5,447 bytes −21 - parent cat per WP:SUBCAT undo

25 July 2020

• curprev 15:2815:28, 25 July 2020 184.149.44.19 talk 5,468 bytes +23 No edit summary undo

10 July 2020

• curprev 18:2718:27, 10 July 2020 Ira Leviton talk contribs m 5,445 bytes 0 Replaced an outdated html code with a wikicode. undo

30 November 2019

• curprev 05:2005:20, 30 November 2019 Voidxor talk contribs m 5,445 bytes −34 Rm duplicate links per MOS:DUPLINK. undo

29 June 2019

• curprev 19:3619:36, 29 June 2019 Mielas talk contribs m 5,479 bytes −1 ereased second blank space undo

2 May 2019

• curprev 02:0202:02, 2 May 2019 JJMC89 talk contribs m 5,480 bytes −21 Removing link(s): Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/7 pseudo-portal forks of outline pages (Xunlink) undo

19 October 2018

• curprev 07:2607:26, 19 October 2018 ClueBot NG talk contribs m 5,501 bytes −19 Reverting possible vandalism by 103.21.82.75 to version by Rmunn. Report False Positive? Thanks, ClueBot NG. (3515157) (Bot) undo Tag: Rollback
• curprev 07:2607:26, 19 October 2018 103.21.82.75 talk 5,520 bytes +19 →Overview undo

30 May 2018

• curprev 07:2107:21, 30 May 2018 Rmunn talk contribs 5,501 bytes 0 Reverted mistaken "correction" of GUID endianness (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:BIOS_boot_partition#Hah!IdontNeedEFI_confusion_regarding_endianness) undo Tag: Undo

5 May 2018

• curprev 06:0006:00, 5 May 2018 172.92.248.207 talk 5,501 bytes 0 →Overview: Corrected ASCII representation of GUID string, which anyone could tell was incorrect just by looking at it. undo

23 November 2017

• curprev 15:5915:59, 23 November 2017 2a0b:1980:1:20:7ca0:8821:a826:37ae talk 5,501 bytes +120 Rephrasing undo

13 June 2017

• curprev 19:2419:24, 13 June 2017 Fuse809 talk contribs 5,381 bytes −99 →Creation: GRUB doesn't CREATE partitions it just utilizes them for the purpose of bootloading. Adding cfdisk and fdisk as utilities that can create BIOS boot partitions. undo

7 June 2017

• curprev 23:0023:00, 7 June 2017 101.161.15.116 talk 5,480 bytes +293 →Overview: Who says it is unimportant? Is this just opinion or is it declared in the partitioning standard / bootloader's documentation? Even if it is *written* to rarely, it is *read* every boot, and anything that clobbers it will prevent bootup. undo

21 May 2017

• curprev 11:4111:41, 21 May 2017 117.96.240.190 talk 5,187 bytes +29 cat undo

22 July 2016

• curprev 16:2916:29, 22 July 2016 Bender235 talk contribs m 5,158 bytes +2 clean up; http->https (see this RfC) using AWB undo

11 April 2016

• curprev 23:0523:05, 11 April 2016 Dsimic talk contribs 5,156 bytes −60 →Overview: Tweaked a wording a bit so {{cn}} no longer applies undo

15 March 2016

• curprev 04:5204:52, 15 March 2016 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 5,216 bytes +16 Dating maintenance tags: {{Cn}} undo
• curprev 02:5202:52, 15 March 2016 109.65.111.1 talk 5,200 bytes +6 →Overview undo

18 February 2016

• curprev 15:2615:26, 18 February 2016 Dsimic talk contribs 5,194 bytes −2 →Overview: Let's have it a bit smaller undo
• curprev 15:2515:25, 18 February 2016 Dsimic talk contribs 5,196 bytes 0 Well, now it looks really bad on *my* screen. :) Why don't we just leave it the way it's been for a while? undo
• curprev 15:2315:23, 18 February 2016 Codename Lisa talk contribs 5,196 bytes −1 →Overview: Okay, I think this edit is a little less selfish. undo
• curprev 15:2115:21, 18 February 2016 Codename Lisa talk contribs 5,197 bytes +1 Reverted good faith edits by Dsimic (talk): Yes, dear. I have! And per WP:IMAGESIZE, articles must cater for users like me. undo
• curprev 15:1215:12, 18 February 2016 Dsimic talk contribs 5,196 bytes −1 Perhaps you've increased the default image size in your preferences, the larger thumbnail fits very well on a 1366x768 screen, for example undo
• curprev 15:1015:10, 18 February 2016 Codename Lisa talk contribs 5,197 bytes +13 →Overview: Maybe {{Wide image}} is better. undo
• curprev 15:0415:04, 18 February 2016 Codename Lisa talk contribs 5,184 bytes −12 →Overview: Removed upright=2.8 because it causes the image to exit the left side of my screen. (I have a 1080×1920 monitor. So, owners of 1024×768 and 800×600 screens are definitely in trouble.) We have Media Viewer to tackle the size problem. undo

17 May 2015

• curprev 21:3421:34, 17 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 5,196 bytes 0 →Overview: No need to be capitalized undo
• curprev 21:3421:34, 17 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 5,196 bytes 0 →Overview: Further cleanup undo

16 May 2015

• curprev 18:1918:19, 16 May 2015 Is8ac talk contribs m 5,196 bytes +5 Improved clarity. undo

5 May 2015

• curprev 06:5306:53, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 5,191 bytes +197 →top: Added a reference (it is a Wiki, but a high-quality one) undo
• curprev 06:5106:51, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,994 bytes +22 →See also: Added {{Portal|Computing}} undo
• curprev 06:5006:50, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,972 bytes +106 →External links: Added an entry undo
• curprev 06:4906:49, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,866 bytes −111 →External links: Cleanups; Deleted a rather unusable entry undo
• curprev 06:3806:38, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,977 bytes +2 →top: Fits better undo
• curprev 06:3406:34, 5 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,975 bytes +232 →top: On second thought and after some more research, you seem to be right that only GRUB uses it; Copyedited the lead section undo

4 May 2015

• curprev 18:3618:36, 4 May 2015 SamB talk contribs 4,743 bytes +248 Rewrite second paragraph of lead undo
• curprev 18:1518:15, 4 May 2015 SamB talk contribs 4,495 bytes −2 Undid revision 660785245 by Dsimic (talk) If you know of any bootloader besides GRUB that uses this, please ''name" it. ''Every'' GPT partition has to fill in a GUID there... undo
• curprev 15:5415:54, 4 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,497 bytes 0 →Overview: Oops, needs to be larger undo
• curprev 15:5315:53, 4 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,497 bytes +15 →Overview: Non-breakable spaces undo
• curprev 15:5215:52, 4 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,482 bytes +37 →Overview: Cleaned up undo
• curprev 15:4915:49, 4 May 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,445 bytes +2 Undid revision 656541842 by SamB (talk) It has its GPT GUID, so it isn't GRUB-specific undo

15 April 2015

• curprev 03:0903:09, 15 April 2015 SamB talk contribs 4,443 bytes +112 →Overview: rearrange a bit, add a picture undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 01:5801:58, 15 April 2015 SamB talk contribs 4,331 bytes −2 →top: "BIOS boot partition" really seems to be a GRUB 2 thing -- do we have any sources for any other bootloaders that use it? undo

25 February 2015

• curprev 23:2323:23, 25 February 2015 Dsimic talk contribs 4,333 bytes −55 →Overview: Simplified, should be understandable enough undo