Questions tagged [boot-process]
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Netctl causes getty to clear the screen and re-display the issue message
I have systemd configured to not clear the terminal before calling getty, and also getty itself is run with the --noclear option, so that my boot messages are left displayed when the login prompt from getty appears at the bottom of the screen.
Well,…
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Auto-connect VPN in Kali Linux?
I currently have a working VPN on my Kali Linux box however I feel uncomfortable with the fact that sometimes I forget to manually connect it in the network manager.
After digging around everywhere in the gnome-control-center network I can't seem to…
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Runtime parameters for a systemd service
I am a little confused about how runtime parameters are normally supplied to a systemd service. The general idea I have is that the following happens:
There is a file that contains the environment variable settings, e.g.,…
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How is initramfs loaded if it resides on the filesystem it is supposed to unlock?
I’ve got a chicken and egg type conundrum I’m trying to figure out:
First point:
If one of the purposes of initramfs is to load the main file system by providing some necessary drivers (RAID for instance), and initramfs lives on said filesystem, how…
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systemd Firewall .service Unit: Type=exec or Type=oneshot?
I'm debugging a firewall .service unit and a few questions arise.
One of those questions is the unit's best service type, either exec or oneshot. Virtually no comparisons of the two appear in my searches, probably because exec is a relatively…
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Starting the Linux Kernel (Boot Process)
I'm trying to understand the Linux boot process:
I understand that in the (set by GRUB) first stage, the kernel (as a compressed image file) is loaded into memory and decompressed.
When control is passed to the kernel how is this actually done? Is…
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How does Grub Stage1, exactly, access/load stage 2?
This is my first ever question, I have put this question in front of Red Hat Instructors but didn't find any satisfying answers.
I'm using RHEL/CENTOS6, GRUB Legacy 0.97, and have consulted heaps of documentation explaining linux boot…
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Stuck at boot, no GUI, login on tty not possible after upgrade to Debian 12
I upgraded my system to Debian 12, but I cannot login any more after I rebooted when the package installation seemed to be completed. The login prompt (on tty) tells me login incorrect after typing any (even empty, even root) string with my keyboard…
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Linux boot process
OS: GNU + Linux
Boot partition: /dev/sda1
After the MBR makes its decision on which is the active partition (boot partition), it gives control to the Kernel Boot Loader, generally GRUB, to load the kernel image, which is located in /boot/vmlinuz.…
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Ubuntu unable to boot after I deleted 2 partitions
I've ubuntu 16.04 installed on my hard drive of laptop consuming total space of the drive. I would be installing 16.10 alongside that and so I was trying to make space available for the same. I deleted 2 partitions of the earlier installation namely…
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Extlinux.conf on separate partition?
I'm trying to configure a system with separate boot partition, booted with U-boot and extlinux loader.
Could I locate extlinux.conf on separate partition, but kernel (zImage) and device tree on root partition?
If so, how should I say in…
Dmytro Kulyk
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Problem with Linux mint 17.2 boot
I have installed this once already but had problems after loading and formatting a iPod shuffle with Rhythmbox. This mint 17.2 seems to be a lot more compatible with my MacBook Pro than the Ubuntu 13.04, but during the second install I am having…
