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Re: [ecs] Linux/Knoppix bootup procedure Ingo Pakleppa 31 Oct 2003 01:49:04 -0800

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No Knoppix experience here, but I can tell you how RedHat does it.
Almost all Linux systems do it very similarly. This mechanism originated
with Sys V, so most Unix versions use something very similar.

Rather than explain it in detail, let me point you to
LinuxFromScratch.org, where all this is explained quite well:
http://lfs.oregonstate.edu/lfs/view/stable/chapter07/chapter07.html

You may also want to do a "man init", where the early stages of the boot
process are described.

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 11:26, Mark Gilmore wrote:
> Does anyone know of a source that describes exactly (step-by-step) what
> commands and/or files Linux and/or Knoppix executes when booting up ?
> The list of such files seems to be ever-expanding, and I desperately need to
> get a handle on this (and I know that it *can't* be as complicated as it 
> appears :-)).
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark Gilmore
> http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
> 
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