Table of Contents
From Power Up To Bash Prompt......................................................................................................................1
Greg O'Keefe, gcokeefe@postoffice.utas.edu.au....................................................................................1
1. Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1
2. Hardware..............................................................................................................................................1
3. Lilo.......................................................................................................................................................1
4. The Linux Kernel.................................................................................................................................1
5. The GNU C Library.............................................................................................................................1
6. Init........................................................................................................................................................1
7. The Filesystem.....................................................................................................................................2
8. Kernel Daemons...................................................................................................................................2
9. System Logger.....................................................................................................................................2
10. Getty and Login.................................................................................................................................2
11. Bash...................................................................................................................................................2
12. Commands.........................................................................................................................................2
13. Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................2
14. Administrivia.....................................................................................................................................2
1. Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
2. Hardware..............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Exercises...........................................................................................................................................4
2.3 More Information...............................................................................................................................4
3. Lilo.......................................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Exercises............................................................................................................................................5
3.3 More Information...............................................................................................................................5
4. The Linux Kernel.................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Exercises............................................................................................................................................6
4.3 More Information..............................................................................................................................7
5. The GNU C Library.............................................................................................................................7
5.1 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................8
5.2 Exercises............................................................................................................................................8
5.3 More Information...............................................................................................................................8
6. Init........................................................................................................................................................8
6.1 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................9
6.2 Exercises............................................................................................................................................9
6.3 More Information.............................................................................................................................10
7. The Filesystem...................................................................................................................................10
7.1 Configuration...................................................................................................................................10
7.2 Exercises..........................................................................................................................................11
7.3 More Information.............................................................................................................................11
8. Kernel Daemons.................................................................................................................................11
8.1 Configuration...................................................................................................................................12
8.2 Exercises..........................................................................................................................................12
8.3 More Information.............................................................................................................................12
9. System Logger...................................................................................................................................13
9.1 Configuration...................................................................................................................................13
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