Difference between revisions of "Boot process"
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| − | How Linux starts up | + | How Linux typically starts up on a PC |
* you switch on the computer | * you switch on the computer | ||
| + | : BIOS is shown and the devices are check | ||
* the master boot record is executed | * the master boot record is executed | ||
* the boot loader is executed | * the boot loader is executed | ||
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* the init program is started | * the init program is started | ||
* the SysV init script are executed | * the SysV init script are executed | ||
| + | ** one of them is dbus | ||
* X Windowing system is started | * X Windowing system is started | ||
* login manager is started | * login manager is started | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 11 January 2014
How Linux typically starts up on a PC
- you switch on the computer
- BIOS is shown and the devices are check
- the master boot record is executed
- the boot loader is executed
- the Linux kernel is executed
- the initrd is loaded/executed
- the init program is started
- the SysV init script are executed
- one of them is dbus
- X Windowing system is started
- login manager is started
- user session incl. Desktop environment is started
