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userdoc:system-boot-process [2014/05/31 05:17]
droemel 		userdoc:system-boot-process [2022/05/31 08:23]
abelbeck
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 The AstLinux image (.img.gz) you originally downloaded contains a single 256 MB, FAT16 partition, intended to be byte-for-byte copied to flash storage of some form. The AstLinux image (.img.gz) you originally downloaded contains a single 256 MB, FAT16 partition, intended to be byte-for-byte copied to flash storage of some form.
  
-Assuming the **[[new-install|New Installation]]** instructions were followed and successful, your flash storage now has one or (optionally) two Linux ext2 partitions added after the FAT16 partition to fill the total capacity of the drive.+Assuming the **[[new-install|New Installation]]** instructions were followed and successful, your flash storage now has two Linux ext2 partitions added after the FAT16 partition to fill the total capacity of the drive.
  
-The required Linux ext2 partition has a partition label of ASTURW which is a unionfs/overlay read-write partition that allows the read-only firmware mount to have files added or superseded with the corresponding ASTURW files.+The first Linux ext2 partition has a partition label of ASTURW which is a unionfs/overlay read-write partition that allows the read-only firmware mount to have files added or superseded with the corresponding ASTURW files.
  
-Combined unionfs/overlay and ''/mnt/kd/'' (ASTURW) partition: +A second ext2 partition has a partition label of ASTKD which is a read-write partition that is mounted as ''/mnt/kd/'' .
-  | FAT16 ~256 MB | ext2 ASTURW -------------------------- | +
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-An optional second ext2 partition has a partition label of ASTKD which is a read-write partition that is mounted as ''/mnt/kd/'' .+
  
 Separate unionfs/overlay (ASTURW) and ''/mnt/kd'' (ASTKD) partitions: Separate unionfs/overlay (ASTURW) and ''/mnt/kd'' (ASTKD) partitions:
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 SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which runs on an MS-DOS FAT16 filesystem.  The primary (and default) purpose of SYSLINUX is to launch RUNNIX to then boot AstLinux, but as you can see from the SYSLINUX menu a few more options are also available. SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which runs on an MS-DOS FAT16 filesystem.  The primary (and default) purpose of SYSLINUX is to launch RUNNIX to then boot AstLinux, but as you can see from the SYSLINUX menu a few more options are also available.
  
-  ################################## +  ######################################### 
-  #  RUNNIX - AstLinux bootloader  # +  #  RUNNIX - AstLinux x86_64 bootloader  # 
-  ##################################+  #########################################
      
    runnix)  RUNNIX boot (default)    runnix)  RUNNIX boot (default)
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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 ->!! Hit the space bar at the boot prompt to allow more time before typing ''shell'' or ''ssh''.+!!Tip ->!! Hit the backspace key at the boot prompt to allow more time before typing ''shell'' or ''ssh''.
  
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