Brian grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > On Sat 31 Aug 2013 at 10:59:34 -0700, David Guntner wrote: > >> Because it makes no sense to me, whatsoever, as to why it would be >> pulling in information from areas that are traditionally not booted >> from. Like, for example, under /backup. So for me, it's a mystery. >> There's probably a reason for it, but I don't know what it is. > > You've been given the reason; you have to adjust you thinking to it. > > I don't mind a bit of cutting of mails, but when I said > > > The only way for that line to be generated is for an /etc/debian_version > > file to be found on the partition. > > it was really an invitation for you to look for the file and say whether > it exists. Does it?
Oh, sorry! I guess I missed that part.
I suppose it exists on the partition in a sense, but within the
filesystem, it lives as /backup/etc/debian_version. /backup is the only
mounted filesystem on /dev/sdb1.
There's an actual /etc/debian_version file on sda5 (where / is mounted)
as well.
--Dave
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