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radlad 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Our commitment to Windows quality

Why would you have to modify fstab? Surely you are using UUID/PARTUUID these days.

I also wouldn't expect a kernel panic on Linux... Maybe no video though.

glitchc 3 months ago [–]

That's exactly why fstab needs to be modified. If an old machine previously had two partitions/drives, the entry for the missing drive will prevent Linux from booting.

nofriend 3 months ago | [–]

depends what the fstab says. nofail is highly recommended for anything nonessential to boot.

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