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ChrisAbela
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:33 pm Post subject: /etc/fstab in Quick Installation Guide |
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From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml
| Quote: | /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/sda2 none swap sw 0 0 |
Due to the entry, it would not mount /boot automatically during booting, leaving this directory empty. Naturally:
mounts it.
Is this the desired method or just an oversight in this (excellent) document? |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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ChrisAbela,
Its the Gentoo defualt. If you don't like it, change it - Gentoo is about choice.
/boot is only ever mounted to install a new kernel, which you don't do often.
Its not mounted when grub reads /boot during startup ... think about it.
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ChrisAbela
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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I understand and I have no issues with Gentoo or the chosen default. I just found it "strange" so I posted the question. I come from Slackware and had only seen it on Vector Linux. I thought it was a bug, but it was just my prejudice.
Thank you for the reply. |
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