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From BIOS to /etc/init.d/rcS
CPU | V +------------------BIOS----------------+ | | | | V V V V Floppy Hard Disk Versatile PXE (4) set (3) DVD/CD-ROM <- Floppy (2) --> or | USB key WEB boot V V | +-------------+ +--------------+ | V | V PXE forwarder (5) V Boot Sector | | | V | +-------------------------------+ | V +------- Boot loader --------+ | | V V Frugal/Uncommon(1): Installed: load Kernel+initramfs load Kernel only | | V V Run /init -----------+ | | | Mount root V | filesystem Create tmpfs | | | | | | V V V V Loram: Frugal: Uncommon(1): | Mount aufs populate run script | & squashfs tmpfs load modules(s) | | | mount root | | | | | +------------+------------+ | | | V V Switch to new root | | | +------------------------+ | V Run /sbin/init | V Run /etc/init.d/rcS from /etc/inittab
- Uncommon is LVM, RAID, crypto, loop or subdir mount with preinit rootfs, see http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:uncommoninst
- Versatile boot floppy - http://mirror.slitaz.org/boot/floppy-grub4dos
- Boot floppy set - http://mirror.slitaz.org/floppies/
- LAN PXE or WEB boot, see http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:pxe