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userdoc:system-boot-process [2014/05/31 05:11]
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userdoc:system-boot-process [2014/05/31 05:15]
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 Typing ''shell'' or ''ssh'' at the ''boot:'' prompt will still launch RUNNIX, but will signal it to not proceed to launch AstLinux but rather stop at a Linux shell prompt. Typing ''shell'' or ''ssh'' at the ''boot:'' prompt will still launch RUNNIX, but will signal it to not proceed to launch AstLinux but rather stop at a Linux shell prompt.
  
-!!Tip:!! You can hit 'SPACE' at the bootprompt and it will wait without registering any keystrokes.+!!Tip ->!! Hit the space bar at the boot prompt to allow more time before typing ''shell'' or ''ssh''.
  
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 **Second Step - RUNNIX:** **Second Step - RUNNIX:**
  
-RUNNIX is a boot loader specifically for AstLinux, consisting of a very small Linux kernel, trimmed busybox and file utilities e2fsprogs and dosfstools.+**[[userdoc:tt_runnix|RUNNIX]]** is a boot loader specifically for AstLinux, consisting of a very small Linux kernel, trimmed busybox and file utilities e2fsprogs and dosfstools.
  
 By default RUNNIX will execute a shell script to determine which AstLinux firmware image should be loaded and 'kexec' using it, thereby launching AstLinux. By default RUNNIX will execute a shell script to determine which AstLinux firmware image should be loaded and 'kexec' using it, thereby launching AstLinux.
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 Launching the AstLinux kernel is last step to the boot process.  An "initrd" is used to setup the unionfs/overlay file system. Launching the AstLinux kernel is last step to the boot process.  An "initrd" is used to setup the unionfs/overlay file system.
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