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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 13:46:02 -0800 (PST)
From: TeknoDragon <andross@ghettobox.dhs.org>
To: Scott Long <smlong@teleport.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux OS boilerplate
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Scott Long wrote:

> Does there exist an outline (detailed or not) of the boot process from
> the point of BIOS bootsector load to when the kernel proper begins
> execution? If not would anyone be willing to help me understand
> bootsect.S and setup.S enough so that I might write such an outline?

It might be a little fundamental but there is *a* boot loading process
documented here: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~cs460/

Look over all the lecture notes and lab assignments up to the booter lab.

I'd offer up my own explanation, but I'm just starting to learn this
stuff.


-karl

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