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From Power Up To Bash Prompt

Greg O'Keefe, gcokeefe@postoffice.utas.edu.au

v0.9, November 2000

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This is a brief description of what happens in a Linux system, from the time that you turn on the power, to the time that you log in and get a bash prompt. Understanding this will be helpful when you need to solve problems or configure your system.

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1. Introduction

2. Hardware

• 2.1 Configuration
• 2.2 Exercises
• 2.3 More Information

3. Lilo

• 3.1 Configuration
• 3.2 Exercises
• 3.3 More Information

4. The Linux Kernel

• 4.1 Configuration
• 4.2 Exercises
• 4.3 More Information

5. The GNU C Library

• 5.1 Configuration
• 5.2 Exercises
• 5.3 More Information

6. Init

• 6.1 Configuration
• 6.2 Exercises
• 6.3 More Information

7. The Filesystem

• 7.1 Configuration
• 7.2 Exercises
• 7.3 More Information

8. Kernel Daemons

• 8.1 Configuration
• 8.2 Exercises
• 8.3 More Information

9. System Logger

• 9.1 Configuration
• 9.2 Exercises
• 9.3 More Information

10. Getty and Login

• 10.1 Configuration
• 10.2 Exercises

11. Bash

• 11.1 Configuration
• 11.2 Exercises
• 11.3 More Information

12. Commands

13. Conclusion

14. Administrivia

• 14.1 Copyright
• 14.2 Homepage
• 14.3 Feedback
• 14.4 Acknowledgements
• 14.5 Change History
• 14.6 TODO

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