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slackbook:booting [2012/09/06 11:29 (UTC)] – [LILO] pointed the lilo image to the image from the book mfillpotslackbook:booting [2012/09/12 19:48 (UTC)] – updated code block to syntax highlighting mfillpot
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-<code>+<code bash>
 darkstar:~# ls -1 /boot/vmlinuz* darkstar:~# ls -1 /boot/vmlinuz*
 /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.29.4 /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.29.4
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 darkstar:~# mkinitrd --help darkstar:~# mkinitrd --help
 mkinitrd creates an initial ramdisk (actually an initramfs cpio+gzip mkinitrd creates an initial ramdisk (actually an initramfs cpio+gzip
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 darkstar:~# mount darkstar:~# mount
 /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,barrier=1,data=ordered) /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,barrier=1,data=ordered)
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 darkstar:~# mkinitrd -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1 darkstar:~# mkinitrd -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1
 </code> </code>
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 darkstar:~# >/prompt>cat /etc/mkinitrd.conf.sample darkstar:~# >/prompt>cat /etc/mkinitrd.conf.sample
 # See "man mkinitrd.conf" for details on the syntax of this file # See "man mkinitrd.conf" for details on the syntax of this file
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 darkstar:~# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh darkstar:~# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh
 mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.33.4 -f ext3 -r /dev/sda3 -m \ mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.33.4 -f ext3 -r /dev/sda3 -m \
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 # LILO configuration file # LILO configuration file
  
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 vga = 773 vga = 773
 .... many more lines ommitted .... .... many more lines ommitted ....
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 # LILO configuration file # LILO configuration file
 ... global section ommitted .... ... global section ommitted ....
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   table = /dev/sda   table = /dev/sda
 # Windows bootable partition config ends # Windows bootable partition config ends
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 darkstar:~# lilo darkstar:~# lilo
 Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
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 of motherboard; consult the motherboard's manual or read the of motherboard; consult the motherboard's manual or read the
 splash screen to find out what your computer requires. Typical splash screen to find out what your computer requires. Typical
-keys are <key>F1</key>, <key>F12</key>, +keys are <key>'F1'</key>, <key>'F12'</key>, 
-<key>DEL</key>. For Apple computers, it is always the +<key>'DEL'</key>. For Apple computers, it is always the 
-<key>Option</key> (Alt) key.+<key>'Option'</key> (Alt) key.
  
  
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 options is outside the scope of this book, but they've commonplace options is outside the scope of this book, but they've commonplace
 and might be the right choice for you, depending on your needs. and might be the right choice for you, depending on your needs.
 +
 +
 +====== Chapter Navigation ======
 +**Previous Chapter: [[slackbook:install|Installation]]**
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 +**Next Chapter: [[slackbook:shell|Basic Shell Commands]]**
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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- * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta/#ch_boot]] + * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\
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