Booting and Shutting Down
Bootstrapping
Automatic and Manual Booting
Steps in the Boot Process
Kernel Initialization
Hardware Configuration
System Processes
Operator Intervention
Operator Intervention (II)
Startup Scripts
Startup Scripts (II)
Multi-user Operations
What if the System won't Boot
Hardware Problems
Defective Boot Blocks
Damaged Filesystems
Improperly Configured Kernel
Errors in Startup Scripts
Rebooting and Shutting Down
Email: burt@umbc
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