From Power Up To Bash Prompt

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

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. Building A Minimal Linux System From Source

• 13.1 What You Will Need
• 13.2 The Filesystem
• 13.3 MAKEDEV
• 13.4 Kernel
• 13.5 Lilo
• 13.6 Glibc
• 13.7 SysVinit
• 13.8 Ncurses
• 13.9 Bash
• 13.10 Util-linux (getty and login)
• 13.11 Sh-utils
• 13.12 Towards Useability
• 13.13 Random Tips
• 13.14 More Information

14. Conclusion

15. Administrivia

• 15.1 Copyright
• 15.2 Homepage
• 15.3 Feedback
• 15.4 Acknowledgements
• 15.5 Change History
• 15.6 TODO