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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/disk.py b/archinstall/lib/disk.py
index 9ad49ac2..fdc2fbc5 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/disk.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/disk.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from .exceptions import DiskError
from .general import *
from .output import log, LOG_LEVELS
from .storage import storage
+from .hardware import hasUEFI
ROOT_DIR_PATTERN = re.compile('^.*?/devices')
GPT = 0b00000001
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ class Filesystem():
# TODO:
# When instance of a HDD is selected, check all usages and gracefully unmount them
# as well as close any crypto handles.
- def __init__(self, blockdevice, mode=GPT):
+ def __init__(self, blockdevice,mode):
self.blockdevice = blockdevice
self.mode = mode
@@ -402,6 +403,11 @@ class Filesystem():
return self
else:
raise DiskError(f'Problem setting the partition format to GPT:', f'/usr/bin/parted -s {self.blockdevice.device} mklabel gpt')
+ elif self.mode == MBR:
+ if sys_command(f'/usr/bin/parted -s {self.blockdevice.device} mklabel msdos').exit_code == 0:
+ return self
+ else:
+ raise DiskError(f'Problem setting the partition format to GPT:', f'/usr/bin/parted -s {self.blockdevice.device} mklabel msdos')
else:
raise DiskError(f'Unknown mode selected to format in: {self.mode}')
@@ -444,28 +450,39 @@ class Filesystem():
def use_entire_disk(self, root_filesystem_type='ext4'):
log(f"Using and formatting the entire {self.blockdevice}.", level=LOG_LEVELS.Debug)
- self.add_partition('primary', start='1MiB', end='513MiB', format='fat32')
- self.set_name(0, 'EFI')
- self.set(0, 'boot on')
- # TODO: Probably redundant because in GPT mode 'esp on' is an alias for "boot on"?
- # https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/set.html
- self.set(0, 'esp on')
- self.add_partition('primary', start='513MiB', end='100%')
-
- self.blockdevice.partition[0].filesystem = 'vfat'
- self.blockdevice.partition[1].filesystem = root_filesystem_type
- log(f"Set the root partition {self.blockdevice.partition[1]} to use filesystem {root_filesystem_type}.", level=LOG_LEVELS.Debug)
-
- self.blockdevice.partition[0].target_mountpoint = '/boot'
- self.blockdevice.partition[1].target_mountpoint = '/'
-
- self.blockdevice.partition[0].allow_formatting = True
- self.blockdevice.partition[1].allow_formatting = True
+ if hasUEFI():
+ self.add_partition('primary', start='1MiB', end='513MiB', format='fat32')
+ self.set_name(0, 'EFI')
+ self.set(0, 'boot on')
+ # TODO: Probably redundant because in GPT mode 'esp on' is an alias for "boot on"?
+ # https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/set.html
+ self.set(0, 'esp on')
+ self.add_partition('primary', start='513MiB', end='100%')
+
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].filesystem = 'vfat'
+ self.blockdevice.partition[1].filesystem = root_filesystem_type
+ log(f"Set the root partition {self.blockdevice.partition[1]} to use filesystem {root_filesystem_type}.", level=LOG_LEVELS.Debug)
+
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].target_mountpoint = '/boot'
+ self.blockdevice.partition[1].target_mountpoint = '/'
+
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].allow_formatting = True
+ self.blockdevice.partition[1].allow_formatting = True
+ else:
+ #we don't need a seprate boot partition it would be a waste of space
+ self.add_partition('primary', start='1MB', end='100%')
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].filesystem=root_filesystem_type
+ log(f"Set the root partition {self.blockdevice.partition[0]} to use filesystem {root_filesystem_type}.", level=LOG_LEVELS.Debug)
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].target_mountpoint = '/'
+ self.blockdevice.partition[0].allow_formatting = True
def add_partition(self, type, start, end, format=None):
log(f'Adding partition to {self.blockdevice}', level=LOG_LEVELS.Info)
previous_partitions = self.blockdevice.partitions
+ if self.mode == MBR:
+ if len(self.blockdevice.partitions)>3:
+ DiskError("Too many partitions on disk, MBR disks can only have 3 parimary partitions")
if format:
partitioning = self.parted(f'{self.blockdevice.device} mkpart {type} {format} {start} {end}') == 0
else: