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Does the boot partition need to be mounted?
No, /boot isn’t needed during normal system operation. In fact, it doesn’t need to be mounted at all, since only the bootloader reads /boot , not Linux itself. You can add noauto to the /boot line in your /etc/fstab .
How do I know if my partition is bootable?
What is a boot partition?
- Open Disk Management from Control Panel (System and Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management)
- At the Status column, the boot partitions are identified using the (Boot) word, while the system partitions are with the (System) word.
How big should a boot partition be?
Each kernel installed on your system requires approximately 30 MB on the /boot partition. Unless you plan to install a great many kernels, the default partition size of 250 MB for /boot should suffice.
How to mount two boot partitions at the same time?
Move ‘boot/grub’ to ‘boot’ in the root of your boot partition. Then mount your boot partition under ‘/boot’. Do not mount two filesystems over each other. Excuse me, but I don understand you correctly… https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB sais “GRUB files always reside under /boot, which may be on a dedicated partition.”
Why is the boot partition not mounted with fstab?
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 63 64259 32098+ 83 Linux /dev/sda2 64260 1060289 498015 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda3 1060290 390716864 194828287+ 83 Linux sda1 contains the directory “boot” with all files. The problem is that the boot partition is NOT mounted after archlinux is started.
Why is the boot partition not mounted in ArchLinux?
The problem is that the boot partition is NOT mounted after archlinux is started. As you see, the boot directory is missing. This leads to problems e.g. when upgrading the kernel.
Can You Mount grub at the root of a partition?
Yes. grub/ should be at the root of one of your partitions, and then mount that partition as /boot/. wow it worked, thanks! So I missunderstood the wiki