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Finding the Partition Containing the Root Filesystem Finding the Partition Containing the Root Filesystem
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Our standard Linux images place the root filesystem in the first We have two primary standard Linux image types. The newest are GPT-based, dual BIOS/UEFI-bootable (https://gitlab.flux.utah.edu/emulab/emulab-devel/-/wikis/Dual-boot-UEFI-BIOS-Images), and place the rootfs in the 3rd partition. Older BIOS bootable-only images have an MBR partition table, and place the rootfs in the 1st partition.
partition. The bootloader (typically grub) must also be installed to
Our newer dual BIOS/UEFI-bootable images install both a UEFI loader in the EFI System Partition (GPT partition 1), and a grub loader in the MBR (note also the presence of the BIOS boot partition, GPT partition 2). Older BIOS-bootable images require the bootloader (typically grub) must also be installed to
the first partition, *not* to the MBR. the first partition, *not* to the MBR.
You can list the detected filesystems and non-empty partitions by You can list the detected filesystems and non-empty partitions by
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