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    SubjectRe: Linux OS boilerplate
    Scott Long wrote:
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    > 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,

    [...]

    > 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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