How should I convert ext4 to F2FS for main system usage?
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I was able to boot once but haven't been able to replicate a fresh install. This is a list of what I've tried and posted in hope that someone else can figure this out.
I took the shotgun approach + ended up choosing a distribution that uses Calamares as its installer. I partitioned /usr as ext4 because GRUB's files are located there and I kept running into issues with /usr as F2FS. I assume the issues came from GRUB being unable to read its files from a F2FS filesystem.
/boot/efi - FAT32
/usr - ext4
/ - F2FS
I extracted the before installing and ISO and issued these commands:
add-apt-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind; apt update; apt install f2fs* libf2fs* gparted -y; apt install refind
List of modules loaded in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul
libcrc32c
f2fs
Then saved with update-iniramfs -u.
Now booted into Live CD. I tried using kvpm to create logical volumes (and used mkfs.f2fs to format them as f2fs) but installation would fail to write. If it fails due to unpackfs then I chroot into the partitions while still in the live environment:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
. . .
chroot /mnt
apt install refind # or apt install refind --reinstall
cp -r /usr/share/refind/refind/ /boot/efi/EFI/refind
cd /boot/efi/EFI/refind/drivers_x64
curl -a http://efi.akeo.ie/downloads/efifs-1.3/x64/f2fs_x64.efi -o f2fs_x64.efi
Other things I've tried that failed:
Running the whole drive as F2FS with a FAT32 boot partition failed to load OS
Copying an ext partition to F2FS failed. GRUB 2.02 can't read F2FS UUIDs properly. Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg to change labels to UUIDs did not help.
Built the current branch of GRUB 2.03 and was hit with a fail when running
make check TESTS='f2fs_test'; the list of dependencies is incomplete for novices (me).Partitioning root as ext4, then the rest as F2FS. GRUB's files are located in /usr.
Tried formatting boot as NTFS to retain the ability to dual boot Windows and symlink GRUB's needed files (FAT32 can't). This did not work because NTFS is not respected as a ESP partition, flags irregardless.
References I used:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2326934&p=13705533#post13705533
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/4436
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
http://efi.akeo.ie/
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GRUB-Now-Supports-F2FS
f2fs
asked Feb 18 at 2:54
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I was able to boot once but haven't been able to replicate a fresh install. This is a list of what I've tried and posted in hope that someone else can figure this out.
I took the shotgun approach + ended up choosing a distribution that uses Calamares as its installer. I partitioned /usr as ext4 because GRUB's files are located there and I kept running into issues with /usr as F2FS. I assume the issues came from GRUB being unable to read its files from a F2FS filesystem.
/boot/efi - FAT32
/usr - ext4
/ - F2FS
I extracted the before installing and ISO and issued these commands:
add-apt-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind; apt update; apt install f2fs* libf2fs* gparted -y; apt install refind
List of modules loaded in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul
libcrc32c
f2fs
Then saved with update-iniramfs -u.
Now booted into Live CD. I tried using kvpm to create logical volumes (and used mkfs.f2fs to format them as f2fs) but installation would fail to write. If it fails due to unpackfs then I chroot into the partitions while still in the live environment:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
. . .
chroot /mnt
apt install refind # or apt install refind --reinstall
cp -r /usr/share/refind/refind/ /boot/efi/EFI/refind
cd /boot/efi/EFI/refind/drivers_x64
curl -a http://efi.akeo.ie/downloads/efifs-1.3/x64/f2fs_x64.efi -o f2fs_x64.efi
Other things I've tried that failed:
Running the whole drive as F2FS with a FAT32 boot partition failed to load OS
Copying an ext partition to F2FS failed. GRUB 2.02 can't read F2FS UUIDs properly. Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg to change labels to UUIDs did not help.
Built the current branch of GRUB 2.03 and was hit with a fail when running
make check TESTS='f2fs_test'; the list of dependencies is incomplete for novices (me).Partitioning root as ext4, then the rest as F2FS. GRUB's files are located in /usr.
Tried formatting boot as NTFS to retain the ability to dual boot Windows and symlink GRUB's needed files (FAT32 can't). This did not work because NTFS is not respected as a ESP partition, flags irregardless.
References I used:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2326934&p=13705533#post13705533
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/4436
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
http://efi.akeo.ie/
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GRUB-Now-Supports-F2FS
f2fs
asked Feb 18 at 2:54
avisitoritseemsavisitoritseems
10312
Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15
add a comment |
I was able to boot once but haven't been able to replicate a fresh install. This is a list of what I've tried and posted in hope that someone else can figure this out.
I took the shotgun approach + ended up choosing a distribution that uses Calamares as its installer. I partitioned /usr as ext4 because GRUB's files are located there and I kept running into issues with /usr as F2FS. I assume the issues came from GRUB being unable to read its files from a F2FS filesystem.
/boot/efi - FAT32
/usr - ext4
/ - F2FS
I extracted the before installing and ISO and issued these commands:
add-apt-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind; apt update; apt install f2fs* libf2fs* gparted -y; apt install refind
List of modules loaded in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul
libcrc32c
f2fs
Then saved with update-iniramfs -u.
Now booted into Live CD. I tried using kvpm to create logical volumes (and used mkfs.f2fs to format them as f2fs) but installation would fail to write. If it fails due to unpackfs then I chroot into the partitions while still in the live environment:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
. . .
chroot /mnt
apt install refind # or apt install refind --reinstall
cp -r /usr/share/refind/refind/ /boot/efi/EFI/refind
cd /boot/efi/EFI/refind/drivers_x64
curl -a http://efi.akeo.ie/downloads/efifs-1.3/x64/f2fs_x64.efi -o f2fs_x64.efi
Other things I've tried that failed:
Running the whole drive as F2FS with a FAT32 boot partition failed to load OS
Copying an ext partition to F2FS failed. GRUB 2.02 can't read F2FS UUIDs properly. Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg to change labels to UUIDs did not help.
Built the current branch of GRUB 2.03 and was hit with a fail when running
make check TESTS='f2fs_test'; the list of dependencies is incomplete for novices (me).Partitioning root as ext4, then the rest as F2FS. GRUB's files are located in /usr.
Tried formatting boot as NTFS to retain the ability to dual boot Windows and symlink GRUB's needed files (FAT32 can't). This did not work because NTFS is not respected as a ESP partition, flags irregardless.
References I used:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2326934&p=13705533#post13705533
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/4436
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
http://efi.akeo.ie/
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GRUB-Now-Supports-F2FS
f2fs
asked Feb 18 at 2:54
avisitoritseemsavisitoritseems
10312
I was able to boot once but haven't been able to replicate a fresh install. This is a list of what I've tried and posted in hope that someone else can figure this out.
I took the shotgun approach + ended up choosing a distribution that uses Calamares as its installer. I partitioned /usr as ext4 because GRUB's files are located there and I kept running into issues with /usr as F2FS. I assume the issues came from GRUB being unable to read its files from a F2FS filesystem.
/boot/efi - FAT32
/usr - ext4
/ - F2FS
I extracted the before installing and ISO and issued these commands:
add-apt-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind; apt update; apt install f2fs* libf2fs* gparted -y; apt install refind
List of modules loaded in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul
libcrc32c
f2fs
Then saved with update-iniramfs -u.
Now booted into Live CD. I tried using kvpm to create logical volumes (and used mkfs.f2fs to format them as f2fs) but installation would fail to write. If it fails due to unpackfs then I chroot into the partitions while still in the live environment:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
. . .
chroot /mnt
apt install refind # or apt install refind --reinstall
cp -r /usr/share/refind/refind/ /boot/efi/EFI/refind
cd /boot/efi/EFI/refind/drivers_x64
curl -a http://efi.akeo.ie/downloads/efifs-1.3/x64/f2fs_x64.efi -o f2fs_x64.efi
Other things I've tried that failed:
Running the whole drive as F2FS with a FAT32 boot partition failed to load OS
Copying an ext partition to F2FS failed. GRUB 2.02 can't read F2FS UUIDs properly. Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg to change labels to UUIDs did not help.
Built the current branch of GRUB 2.03 and was hit with a fail when running
make check TESTS='f2fs_test'; the list of dependencies is incomplete for novices (me).Partitioning root as ext4, then the rest as F2FS. GRUB's files are located in /usr.
Tried formatting boot as NTFS to retain the ability to dual boot Windows and symlink GRUB's needed files (FAT32 can't). This did not work because NTFS is not respected as a ESP partition, flags irregardless.
References I used:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2326934&p=13705533#post13705533
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/4436
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
http://efi.akeo.ie/
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GRUB-Now-Supports-F2FS
f2fs
f2fs
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Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15
add a comment |
Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15
Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15
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Is the last edit supposed to be an answer? It looks like the question body is no longer asking a question.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 6:58
Sorry, it was meant to be a detail of what processes I have attempted. I'm new to AskUbuntu procedure. Should I delete my question?
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:01
I'm not sure... If you have managed to get it to boot, you could post the steps as an answer.
– Olorin
Mar 7 at 7:09
Right. I've got it only once but I failed to document the exact steps taken. I'll reword the edit in that case.
– avisitoritseems
Mar 7 at 7:15