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<p>Copygirl: /* Introduction */</p> <hr /> <div>En español [[botaje]].<br /> ----<br /> =Introduction=<br /> In computing, [[booting]] is a process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. The origin of the word may be from the wild west in America. The image of a cowboy pulling himself up by his [[booting | bootstraps]] after a long night drinking is the usual idea. You may also hear [[booting]] refered to as [[booting |bootstrapping]] for this very reason. The computer is trying to pull itself up by its [[booting | bootstraps]].<br /> <br /> [http://www.acaiberryinformations.com/ Acai Berry] is the best supplement available in the market. [http://www.articlesbase.com/supplements-and-vitamins-articles/my-weight-loss-experience-with-the-acai-berry-diet-1726693.html Acai Berry] has been a revolution and is preferred by most of the people. There are various benefits of [http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-facts-and-half-truths-about-the-acai-berry-diet.html] but they are questioned at times. [http://ezinearticles.com/?Acai-Berry---How-I-Lost-30-Pounds-in-Under-30-Days-Using-The-Acai-Berry&amp;id=1998407 Acai Berry] is quite helpful for the weight losers and this fruit also provides you with enormous amount of energy. [http://www.entourageedge.com/forums/blog.php?cp=25 starcraft 2 strategy]<br /> <br /> <br /> Gnoppix during the booting shows the [[syslinux bootprompt]]:<br /> <br /> boot&gt;<br /> <br /> At the [[syslinux bootprompt]], a user can type one or more [[Cheat Codes]]. The additional [[Cheat Codes|codes]] alter the default boot sequence. After the [[Cheat Codes]] are entered the Enter key is used to start the [[booting|bootstrapping]] process. If the default options are OK, then the user can press Enter without typing [[Cheat Codes]]. For example, the default keyboard in the German version of [[knoppix]] is great for German speaking individuals. This person would hit the Enter key to take the defaults and starte [[knoppix]]. Howwever, an English speaking person would type<br /> <br /> linux lang=en<br /> at the boot prompt.<br /> <br /> See : [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/booting booting on Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> =Different methods of boot=<br /> -&gt;here we describe methods that can boot knoppix as it was on cd (iso or cloop(KNOPPIX))<br /> <br /> ==why not booting the usual way:==<br /> <br /> -&gt;some people do not have the cd writer<br /> <br /> -&gt;booting this way frees up the CD for other use (such as burning files)<br /> <br /> -&gt;some people do not have a dvd writer and want to use the dvd-image<br /> <br /> -&gt;faster on hdd(the hdd is normaly faster than a cd/dvd drive)<br /> <br /> -&gt;some computers do not have a cd-rom/dvd-rom drive<br /> <br /> -&gt;consume less power on laptops(hdd consume less than cd)<br /> <br /> ===limits:===<br /> as it boots from hd... there are several issues with:<br /> <br /> -&gt;partitioning<br /> <br /> -&gt;fsck of the partition where reside the knoppix image<br /> <br /> -&gt;security reasons (booting from cd can be prevented by the bios but here if you can boot from hd you can boot knoppix)<br /> <br /> ==CD/dvd based bootloader==<br /> -&gt;use the cd in order to boot an iso image<br /> <br /> ==Hdd based boot loader==<br /> -&gt;boot from the hd<br /> ===On Linux system===<br /> this method is caled &quot;linux&quot; because it needs<br /> <br /> -&gt;grub,lilo or another linux bootloader installed<br /> <br /> -&gt;a filesystem readeable by grub/lilo/others (ext2/reiserfs...)<br /> ====Grub====<br /> <br /> ====Lilo====<br /> ====Others boot loaders====<br /> <br /> ==Others boot methods==<br /> ===Pxe===<br /> [[KNOPPIX_Terminal_Server]]<br /> ===floppy===<br /> -&gt;works by storing the boot loader on a floppy<br /> <br /> [[Category:Booting|*]]</div>

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