Guys, I just checked the SSD drive mapping on my Linux Mint install 21.1, and it reads like this:
File system Partition 1:
537 MB FAT
File system Partition 2:
500 GB EXT4
Free space:
1.1 MB
Is this correct, and if not, what OUGHT it be - and HOW do I do it?
[SOLVED] SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
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FenderGuy
[SOLVED] SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
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Re: SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
If the SSD is 500G big and the system is set to boot in UEFI mode it's correct-correct. If it's booting in Legacy mode it's correct-half-correct -- i.e., 1.5 correct -- in the sense of the 512MiB (537MB) FAT partition being unnecessarily created also in Legacy mode by the Ubuntu/Mint installer. You may ignore that.
In UEFI mode it's the so-called ESP (EFI System Partition), i.e., that where bootloaders such as Grub and the Windows EFI-mode bootloader reside. The 1.1M free space thing is just alignment.
In UEFI mode it's the so-called ESP (EFI System Partition), i.e., that where bootloaders such as Grub and the Windows EFI-mode bootloader reside. The 1.1M free space thing is just alignment.
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FenderGuy
Re: SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
Okay. how do I determine what the mode in which my system is booting?rene wrote: ⤴Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:03 pm If the SSD is 500G big and the system is set to boot in UEFI mode it's correct-correct. If it's booting in Legacy mode it's correct-half-correct -- i.e., 1.5 correct -- in the sense of the 512MiB (537MB) FAT partition being unnecessarily created also in Legacy mode by the Ubuntu/Mint installer. You may ignore that.
In UEFI mode it's the so-called ESP (EFI System Partition), i.e., that where bootloaders such as Grub and the Windows EFI-mode bootloader reside. The 1.1M free space thing is just alignment.
Re: SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
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ls /sys/firmware/efi
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FenderGuy
Re: SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install
...well known and inconsequential bug of the installer...fine to ignore.rene wrote: ⤴Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:03 pmIf that (directory) exists you've booted in UEFI mode, if not, in Legacy. Note once again; even if latter it's a well-known and inconsequential bug (or feature if we insist...) of the installer and is fine to ignore.Code: Select all
ls /sys/firmware/efi
Okay. Now, I know. Thanks!
