Talk:Booting process of Linux
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First sentence
The Linux startup process is the process of Linux-operating system initialize.
Is that a sentence? Shouldn't it be initialization instead of initialize.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.68.65.225 (talk) 06:11, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
- This was fallout from some edits by someone whose first language obviously isn't English. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:39, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
I think that stub should be merged here unless the terminology is used outside Linux, which doesn't seem to be the case. Pcap ping 02:12, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
The klibc library doesn't seem to have much in the way of uses outside the scope of this article (the license seems to be the culprit). Proposing we merge that here. Pcap ping 22:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
- I would agree that it could be merged with a redirect. Bpringlemeir (talk) 22:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Embedded Linux Startup
While the heading of this page implies a general Linux startup it is highly PC specific and does not decribe the process for the devices starting with embedded Linux, say on ARM using other boot loaders. Either it should be brodened to include other cases or calrification added as to the above point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.218.105.120 (talk) 11:07, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
- I agree that the article currently is too specific to one platform, yet is written as if the mentioned startup process applies for all kinds of computers. For example: "In Linux, the flow of control during a boot is from BIOS, to boot loader, to kernel.[...]"
- The "BIOS" exists only with IBM PC compatible computers, yet there are many other non-IBM PC compatible computers which can start up Linux in their own way. --Abdull (talk) 14:02, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
Is LILO able or not? Contradiction?
- Under LILO, this is done via the map installer[clarification needed] which reads the configuration file
/etc/lilo.confto identify the available systems. - LILO does not understand file systems, so it uses raw disk offsets and the BIOS for data load.
How can LILO read a file system file, if LILO does not understand file systems? --Abdull (talk) 14:39, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
Data vs. Program
- "It may also optionally run Initrd to allow setup and device related matters (RAM disk or similar) to be handled before the root file system is mounted."
How can you run a file system? --Abdull (talk) 17:54, 7 March 2010 (UTC)