[lfs] 02/02: fstab: clarify the reason to use vfat regardless of the FAT variant
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This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. git pushed a commit to branch trunk in repository lfs. commit a416dcdaefc7728f7bb90074d941946e36f46182 Author: Xi Ruoyao <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Thu Apr 30 12:14:25 2026 +0800 fstab: clarify the reason to use vfat regardless of the FAT variant --- chapter10/fstab.xml | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter10/fstab.xml b/chapter10/fstab.xml index d58ade881..031921d2c 100644 --- a/chapter10/fstab.xml +++ b/chapter10/fstab.xml @@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> interpreted in the UTF-8 locale.</para> <para> - When installing GRUB with UEFI, the ESP must be formatted as a FAT filesystem, most - commonly VFAT. This file sees it as VFAT regardless. An example of how you - would go about an entry for the ESP would look like this: + When installing GRUB with UEFI, the ESP must be formatted as a FAT file + system (EXFAT should not be considered one). + In the Linux kernel the VFAT driver handles all the FAT file systems, + so this file will contain <literal>vfat</literal> regardless. + An example of how you would go about an entry for the ESP would look + like this: </para> <screen><userinput>cat >> /etc/fstab << "EOF" -- To stop receiving notification emails like this one, please contact the administrator of this repository. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/sympa/info/lfs-book Unsubscribe: See the above information page