The Boot Process
In Chapter 2, "Installation of Your Red Hat System," you learned how to install Linux, and in Chapter 3, "LILO and Other Boot Managers," you found out how to install and use different loaders for different computers. A number of ways exist to start Linux with different computers, and there are different ways to load the Linux kernel. Intel Linux users will most likely use LILO, LOADLIN, SYSLINUX, BOOTLIN, or commercial alternatives such as System Commander or BootMagic. SPARC users will use SILO, and Alpha users will probably use MILO. You'll find the basic steps outlined in your Red Hat Linux Users Guide (if you purchased the "Official" distribution) or through Red Hat at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals.
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