Uncertain regarding mount locations—would appreciate any help with understanding.
Uncertain regarding mount locations—would appreciate any help with understanding.
You're getting tangled in unnecessary details. Mounting a drive to a folder means saving everything to the mounted storage, not stacking layers like files. Think of it as creating a link between two files rather than nesting drives. Try experimenting by checking what's stored with `sudo cat /dev/psaux` and moving your cursor—your actions will reflect in the terminal while still treating everything as a file.
It's incorrect to say ESP is just an identification flag. The kernel relies on it to verify partition types before mounting, preventing issues like mounting an NTFS partition with an EXT4 driver. If FSTab reports EXT4 but the kernel detects an NTFS flag, it will stop the mount and trigger an error. Similar behavior applies to EFI, ESP, Apple System Partition, etc. This mechanism is also employed by FDISK utilities for straightforward reasons.
Thanks for the explanation! It’s clear now how the setup works in Linux compared to Windows. The process involves placing directories within the root partition and then mounting them elsewhere.
Grub and Windows Boot Manager act as bootloaders, not as a mount point. When you don’t use multiple hard drives, relocating Grub doesn’t add value. It’s typically placed on the first partition (EFI) where Linux is installed. For handling several bootloaders, Refinder can help, but I recommend keeping Grub intact and avoiding its removal. Bye.