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cinder88@hushmail.com writes:

> Hello again, all. I've been trying to install GuixSD for the first time with no success.
> The installation process seems to go smoothly, but my machine can't detect the
> installation. Since the installation isn't detected, I believe the problem is with the
> bootloader.
>
> For the bootloader, I am attempting to use legacy boot, not UEFI. I realize that
> fdisk below identifies /dev/sda2 as an EFI system, but this seems to automatically
> happen when I set boot to on in parted.

> fdisk listing:

> Disklabel type: gpt

If you're not using UEFI boot, try using a regular DOS/MBR partition scheme
rather than GPT.  Not all BIOS's will support GPT in legacy mode.

In fdisk I believe the command is "o" to initialize a blank DOS
partition.