Linux Boot Process

Topics covered in this slide-set

• Basic definition of the boot process

• Description of boot loader(s)
• P.O.S.T., BIOS & MBR
• LILO vs GRUB
• Typical Boot Loaders
• Using LILO
• Using GRUB
• The Linux boot process in detail
• The different ways of booting Linux
• Boot disks and other critical recovery mechanisms