Quoting keshab mahapatra <ping2kpm at gmail.com>: > Thanks to all. At this address: https://www.edx.org/course/linuxfoundationx/linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-introduction-1621#.VC77Ya02l-g Is the start of edX's Intro to Linux course. I found the section on the Linux boot process clear and up to date. Dave > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at alice.it> wrote: > >> m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> >> >>> It's very simple actually. The first step in the booting process of >> >>> CENTOS-7 is the application of emf to the system, following which it >> >>> would initiate the cmos process to load the GPT from disk and hand >> >>> over to LILO which will bootstrap the kernel from the file allocation >> >>> table into the high memory area before running systemd to complete the >> >>> booting process. >> >> >> I didn't think LILO had been used for years ...? >> >> > Geez! I bet he didn't think that he'd have to add <sarcasm></sarcasm> >> > around that.... I've lost track of who posted that, but *I* thought it >> was >> > funny.... >> >> Why send a smartass reply to a simple query? >> >> -- >> Timothy Murphy >> e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net >> School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > > > -- > With Thanks & Regards, > > Keshaba Mahapatra > Sr.Technical Consultant > Mob - +91 7569071776 > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Hold my beer while I show you this trick I can do!