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Linux Boot Process
Load the Kernel image (continued)
- Kernel runs the low-level initialization of various hardware devices
- this is only true of hardware required for the kernel to work properly and devices that have been compiled into the kernel (monolithic kernel) and not as modules
- Kernel mounts the root ( / ) filesystem in r/o mode and verifies filesystem integrity
- If everything is okay, remounts in r/w mode
- If not, stops and has admin fix the problem(s)