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# From Power Up To Bash Prompt

## Greg O'Keefe, `gcokeefe@postoffice.utas.edu.au`

v0.9, November 2000

This is a brief description of what happens in a Linux system, from the time that you turn on the power, to the time that you log in and get a bash prompt. Understanding this will be helpful when you need to solve problems or configure your system.

## 1. Introduction

## 2. Hardware

- 2.1 Configuration
- 2.2 Exercises
- 2.3 More Information

## 3. Lilo

- 3.1 Configuration
- 3.2 Exercises
- 3.3 More Information

## 4. The Linux Kernel

- 4.1 Configuration
- 4.2 Exercises
- 4.3 More Information

## 5. The GNU C Library

- 5.1 Configuration
- 5.2 Exercises
- 5.3 More Information

## 6. Init

- 6.1 Configuration
- 6.2 Exercises
- 6.3 More Information

## 7. The Filesystem

- 7.1 Configuration
- 7.2 Exercises
- 7.3 More Information

## 8. Kernel Daemons

- 8.1 Configuration
- 8.2 Exercises
- 8.3 More Information

## 9. System Logger

- 9.1 Configuration
- 9.2 Exercises
- 9.3 More Information

## 10. Getty and Login

- 10.1 Configuration
- 10.2 Exercises

## 11. Bash

- 11.1 Configuration
- 11.2 Exercises
- 11.3 More Information

## 12. Commands

## 13. Conclusion

## 14. Administrivia

- 14.1 Copyright
- 14.2 Homepage
- 14.3 Feedback
- 14.4 Acknowledgements
- 14.5 Change History
- 14.6 TODO

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