Linux Boot Process

• Load the Kernel image (continued)

• Kernel then starts actual boot process
• completes read of /boot/System.map for the remainder of information about the system
• verifies information gathered to ensure that everything is where it should be and working before accessing and using any of it
• Kernel displays messages to the system console about the boot process while loading all the required modules and services
• Kernel runtime messages are stored in /var/log/messages
• The last relevant set of messages can also be accessed with dmesg command (dmesg(1)).