USB disk Boot installation RHEL5.8 prompt: Boot partition is located in a GPT partition scheme error prompt, English: "Your boot partition is on a disk using GPT partitioning scheme but this Machin E cannot boot using GPT, unable to continue the installation operation.
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Error reason: The hard drive format was changed to GPT partitioning when the Vmware-vmvisor was previously installed on the machine.
Solution: When installing to the boot partition format, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to enter the Linux text interface,
Input: fdisk-l//At this point you will see the mark at the end of the boot partition is GPT
Assuming it's/DEV/SDA.
Input: parted
If the default is your partition, then the best, if not, then switch
Input: SELECT/DEV/SDA
Input: Mklabel msdos
SELECT [Yes/no]:yes
Prompt label changes to [Gpt]:msdos
Quit
Press "CTRL+ALT+F1" back to the installation interface, delete all partitions, repartition partition on it.
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