Debian ISO cannot USB boot from exfat formatted partition
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Description
Simply because exfat module is not under its initramfs, so iso supposed to be found under exfat consequently cannot be found.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how the Debian ISO initramfs is assembled and which modules it includes. Check why the exFAT module is absent, then verify that an ISO on an exFAT-formatted USB partition can be found and booted successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100