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How is the kernel loaded?

I am trying to understand the Linux boot process, and after reading quite some amount of documentation there is one point that I still can't seem to understand. So the basicis is BIOS -> Grub MBR -> ...
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Kernel/grub : how override root parameter inside initrd script

I have an old kernel ( 2.4.37.9 ) and I want to override or substitute the root=XXXXX parameter to send to the kernel inside the initrd script. I already made some attempt to do that but it seems ...
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Using a custom name for root device in grub

I'm working on old distro ( slackware 8.1 ) using a kernel 2.4.37.9 and I have the following problem. I want to use a custom name for boot device, say for example /dev/root1, which can replace the ...
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GParted LiveCD: Is there a version with a 64-bit kernel?

I'm trying to chroot with the GParted LiveCD onto an existing 64-bit system, attempting to fix grub.
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Booting a newly compiled linux kernel

I have started reading the book Essential Linux Device Drivers. I am following the process for compiling and booting into a new kernel. However I am unable to boot into the newly compiled kernel - I ...
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Installing FreeBSD without removable media from CentOS 6

I've been tasked with installing FreeBSD 8 alongside CentOS 6, without the luxury of removable media. CentOS 6 is already on the machine, and running quite nicely. However, I cannot figure out how to ...
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Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst on OpenSuSe 11.3

I compiled the latest kernel, and the menu.lst is updated as follows. My aim is to keep the other kernel around, so that if the new one fails we can still boot from the other one. Is this the correct ...
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Is it possible for grub2 to detect some specific CPU features and choose a proper kernel to boot?

I want to configure grub to check some CPU features on startup and choose a proper kernel to boot (e.g. multiple cores -> kernel with SMP support). Is it possible? If so, then how do I do it?
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Which Grub to use for a custom portable boot image?

I would like to make a bootable USB/Floopy/LiveCD with linux kernel and Grub. After booting to that USB/Floopy/LiveCD using VirtualBox or directly, it will show my own customized Grub screen and then ...
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What would it take for a *nix system to shutdown, then continue to grub?

Is this possible to shutdown to grub, not all the way so you don't have to load back up the BIOS and other things. Like to give you the ability to quickly boot for Linux to Windows?
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grub shows multiple kernel versions on startup

I have Ubuntu 10.10 and after few updates the boot menu lists many kernel versions. How do I remove older versions?
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Compiled a Kernel (2.6.39-rc1), where is the corresponding initramfs?

as I've already wrote in the topic, I compiled a new Kernel with make defconfig, the bzImage is where it there, so is vmlinux.bin. I've installed modules with make modules_install. Now, what is the ...
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GRUB on USB Drive — adding OSes

Some Background: Coming from a largely Windows background (though I'm familiar with Ubuntu, etc.) and using a Windows 7 machine to complete this task Have gotten GRUB installed successfully to the ...
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How should I configure grub for booting linux kernel from a USB hard drive?

I have a laptop hard drive in an external enclosure which I use as a large pendrive. For an added twist, I have installed Linux on it, so I can boot any machine with my distribution of choice (e.g. ...