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howtos:slackware_admin:booting_install_from_hdd [2012/10/24 13:27 (UTC)] – [Booting the Installation Environment from HDD] hazelhowtos:slackware_admin:booting_install_from_hdd [2012/10/24 13:32 (UTC)] – [Boot Loader] hazel
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 ===== Image of the Environment ===== ===== Image of the Environment =====
-All software you can use after booting Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp>initrd|initial ramdisk image]]. You can find it as ''/isolinux/initrd.img'' on any installation media or at the same location on any of the Slackware mirrors. +All software that you can use after booting the Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp>initrd|initial ramdisk image]]. You can find it as ''/isolinux/initrd.img'' on any installation media or at the same location on any of the Slackware mirrors. 
  
 ===== Linux Kernel ===== ===== Linux Kernel =====
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 ===== Boot Loader ===== ===== Boot Loader =====
-There are many boot loaders around. Slackware uses SYSLINUX to boot from the install media, installs LILO to boot the installed system, and provides a GRUB-legacy package in ''/extra'' (32 bit only). Many distributions use GRUB (renamed from GRUB2) as their main boot loader. If you use a Linux system you probably already have a suitable one. You need to put the ''bzImage'' and ''initrd.img'' files in a suitable place and instruct the boot loader to boot them. \\ Note that some parameters are passed to the kernel in ''/isolinux/isolinux.cfg'', you need them to properly configure your boot loader. +There are many boot loaders around. Slackware uses SYSLINUX to boot from the install media, installs LILO to boot the installed system, and provides a GRUB-legacy package in ''/extra'' (32 bit only). Many distributions use GRUB (renamed from GRUB2) as their main boot loader. If you use a Linux system you probably already have a suitable one. You need to put the ''bzImage'' and ''initrd.img'' files in a suitable place and instruct the boot loader to boot them. \\ Note that some parameters are passed to the kernel in ''/isolinux/isolinux.cfg''; you need them to configure your boot loader properly.
 ==== LILO ==== ==== LILO ====
 Add to ''/etc/lilo.conf'' something like: <file> Add to ''/etc/lilo.conf'' something like: <file>

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