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--- userdoc:system-boot-process [2020/04/30 14:42]
mkeuter
+++ userdoc:system-boot-process [2022/05/31 08:23]
abelbeck
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 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ASTURW which is a unionfs/overlay read-write partition that allows the read-only firmware mount to have files added or superseded with the corresponding ASTURW files.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ASTURW which is a unionfs/overlay read-write partition that allows the read-only firmware mount to have files added or superseded with the corresponding ASTURW files.
 A second ext2 partition has a partition label of ASTKD which is a read-write partition that is mounted as ''/mnt/kd/'' .
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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.
-  ##################################
+  #########################################
-  #  RUNNIX - AstLinux bootloader  #
+  #  RUNNIX - AstLinux x86_64 bootloader  #
-  ##################################
+  #########################################
    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.
-!!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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