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diff --git a/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn b/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 17f7bba7..00000000 --- a/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Describes the GNU/Hurd boot process. - -# <a name="Bootloader"> Bootloader </a> - -[GRUB](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) (GRand Unified Bootloader) is the default (and as far as I know the only supported ) bootloader for GNU/Hurd and is the initial process. - -GRUB can be used for booting multiple Operating Systems on a given machine. Device naming convention for GRUB is different than that of the Hurd. Where the first partition on the primary IDE drive in GNU/Hurd is hd0s1, in GRUB it is (hd0,0). In the case of GNU/Hurd, the first thing that GRUB loads is kernel image. - -Here is a copy of GNU/Hurd multi-user entry from menu.lst. The first two lines are primarily informational and are what get displayed on the GRUB boot menu. - - # Entry 2: 1st partition on first HDD - title GNU/Hurd (IDE 1st partition - hd0s1 multi-user) - root (hd0,0) - kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s1 - module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} \ - --host-priv-port=${host-port} \ - --device-master-port=${device-port} \ - --exec-server-task=${exec-task} \ - -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume) - module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create) - -**_N.B. the escaped new lines above should end in only a back slash, no spaces!_** - -The line "root (hd0,0)" tells GRUB where to look for the root partition. Notice that the (hd0,0) is using GRUB naming conventions. - -The next line loads the gnumach kernel image itself. Notice here the root=device:hd0s1 argument. This is now using GNU/Hurd device naming convention, telling the Hurd where the root partition exists. - ----- - --- [[Main/BarryDeFreese]] - 29 May 2003 - -Minor formatting and edit check. - -On a side note. The actual description of the GNU/Hurd boot process is a good idea but keeping duplicated information to a bare minimum must be the guide line for a "book" like this. See other topics for more information on Grub configuration for instance. - --- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 30 May 2003 |