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glitchctoday at 2:41 AM1 replyview on HN

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.


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nofriendtoday at 2:44 AM

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