30.2. A Detailed Look at the Boot Process

30.2. A Detailed Look at the Boot Process

The beginning of the boot process varies depending on the hardware platform being used. However, once the kernel is found and loaded by the boot loader, the default boot process is identical across all architectures. This chapter focuses primarily on the x86 architecture.



[13] GRUB reads ext3 file systems as ext2, disregarding the journal file. Refer to the chapter titled The ext3 File System in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide for more information on the ext3 file system.

[14] Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide for more information about tty devices.

[15] Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide for more information about display managers.