Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Feb 2001 04:03:41 -0500 | From | Paul Gortmaker <> | Subject | Re: Linux OS boilerplate |
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Scott Long wrote: > > I've been poring over the x86 boot code for a while now and I've been > considering writing a FAQ on the boot process (mostly for my own use,
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> Does there exist an outline (detailed or not) of the boot process from > the point of BIOS bootsector load to when the kernel proper begins
IIRC, there is some useful info contained within loadlin. Also, I found a doc by hpa called "THE LINUX/I386 BOOT PROTOCOL" in my local archive of cruft - I just assumed it was in Documentation/ but apparently it never made it there (yet).
Paul.
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