Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ]

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ]
Date	2024-08-20 10:10 +0200
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On 08/19/2024 10:17 PM, David Wright wrote:
> On Mon 19 Aug 2024 at 16:23:31 (-0600), Tom Dial wrote:
>> On 8/19/24 05:19, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> I'm over 80 and doing first "from scratch" install since Squeeze ;}
>>> Hardware is Lenovo R61 ThinkPad (64 bit).
>>> I multi boot [Grub will have at least three options]:
>>>     1. minimalist installation - primarily command line usage
>>>     2. 64 bit Debian with maximum features
>>>     3. 32 bit Debian - couple of applications require a 32 bit OS
>>>     4. other installs with strong project dependencies
>>>
>>> Today's question
>>> At boot time, what determines which physical partition gets mounted as a specific directory ( /, /home, swap, and so forth )?
>>
>> In most cases, mount actions are as described in /etc/fstab of the image being booted.
> 
> AFAICT the /etc/fstab in the boot images of all my Debian systems
> is empty. It's only when the root filesystem gets mounted that a
> non-empty /etc/fstab becomes available.
> 
> OTOH a netinst installer's image does have a populated /etc/fstab,
> but only with:
> 
>    devpts     /dev/pts     devpts  defaults    0   0
>    tmpfs      /run         tmpfs   nosuid,size=10%,mode=755    0   
0
>    proc       /proc        proc    defaults    0   0
>    sysfs      /sys         sysfs   noauto      0   0
> 
> Cheers,
> David.
> 
> 

As I said in a previous reply, the existence of "/etc/fstab" was the 
key. I read the *comments* I had put in mine had triggered memories of 
what I had done and why :}

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Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-19 13:20 +0200
  Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 14:10 +0200
    Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-19 15:50 +0200
      Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-08-19 18:00 +0200
        Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-19 20:20 +0200
  Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-08-19 22:00 +0200
    Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-20 10:50 +0200
      Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2024-08-20 11:40 +0200
        Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-20 12:50 +0200
          Trixie and i386 - was [Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation  Guide" lacks index ]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-20 14:40 +0200
            Re: Trixie and i386 - was [Re: Default partition mounts [  "Installation Guide" lacks index ]] Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-08-20 15:50 +0200
            Future of i386 as installer "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2024-08-20 15:50 +0200
      The lack of a future for 32-bit x86 installs (Was Re: Default  partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ]) Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-08-20 17:20 +0200
        Re: The lack of a future for 32-bit x86 installs (Was Re: Default  partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ]) Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2024-08-20 18:10 +0200
  Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2024-08-20 00:50 +0200
    Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-08-20 05:20 +0200
      Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-20 10:10 +0200
  Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-08-20 06:30 +0200
    Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation Guide" lacks index ] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-08-20 10:20 +0200
    UEFI multiboot (was: Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation  Guide" lacks index ]) Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 17:20 +0200
      Re: UEFI multiboot (was: Re: Default partition mounts [  "Installation Guide" lacks index ]) Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-08-20 17:30 +0200
      Re: UEFI multiboot (was: Re: Default partition mounts [  "Installation Guide" lacks index ]) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2024-08-20 18:00 +0200
        Re: UEFI multiboot (was: Re: Default partition mounts [ "Installation  Guide" lacks index ]) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 18:30 +0200
          Re: UEFI multiboot gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-08-20 22:20 +0200
        Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 06:00 +0200
          Re: UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-08-21 06:30 +0200
            Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 18:20 +0200
              Re: UEFI multiboot Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2024-08-21 19:40 +0200
              Re: UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-08-22 00:30 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 05:20 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-08-22 11:50 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 18:00 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-08-22 22:50 +0200
                [SUMMARY] Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-23 05:10 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2024-08-23 06:50 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-30 18:10 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-08-30 18:50 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-08-31 04:20 +0200
                [SUMMARY] Re: UEFI multiboot Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-09-14 06:10 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-09-14 06:40 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2024-09-14 19:40 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-09-14 21:20 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-09-14 21:40 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-16 12:20 +0200
                Re: [SUMMARY] UEFI multiboot songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2024-09-17 01:50 +0200
                Re: UEFI multiboot Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-08-22 12:00 +0200
          Re: UEFI multiboot Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2024-08-21 08:50 +0200
            Re: UEFI multiboot Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-08-21 09:20 +0200

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