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| What information is contained in the MBR? |
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| MRB contains location for the boot loader program |
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| What actually starts the operating system, the MBR or the boot loader program? |
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| The boot loader program starts the operating system |
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| Does the boot loader have to be installed on the MBR? |
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| The boot loader can be installed on the MBR but it can also be installed on the partition where the operating system is installed |
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| What Linux program does the boot loader execute? |
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| The linux boot loader executes /boot/vmlinuz-version-number |
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| What happens after the boot loader turn over control to vmlinuz? |
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| vmlinux takes over and starts daemons |
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| Daemons are processes that the system uses |
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| Can you pass information to the kernel during startup? |
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| Yes, you can pass information to the kernel from the command prompt |
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| Can you select different versions of the kernel during startup? |
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| Yes, you can choose which version of the kernel to boot from |
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| Can you boot to other operating systems besides Linux? |
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| Yes, the bootloader allows you to choose a prior operating system |
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| What are the two most common bootloader programs for Linux? |
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| Which bootloader is older, GRUB or LILO? |
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| Can you set the bootloader to start an operating system after a set amount of time? |
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| Yes, there is a default bootup operating system after a predetermined time |
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| What can you press to see a list of operating systems that you can boot from? |
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| Press TAB to see a list of operating systems that you can boot from |
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| Where is the LILO configuration file? |
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| The LILO configuration file is /etc/lilo.conf |
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| How can you enter commands into the /etc/lilo.conf to pass parameters to the kernel? |
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| use the append=statement command |
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| How do you install LILO after you make changes to the /etc/lilo.conf file? |
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| How do you un-install LILO? |
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| No, GRUB is newer than LILO |
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| Where does Stage 1 of GRUB normally reside? |
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| Stage 1 of GRUB normally resides in the Master Boot Record (MBR) |
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| Where do the remaining stages of GRUB normally reside? |
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| The remaining stages of GRUB normally reside in /boot/grub directory |
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| Stage 1 just points to the location of Stage 1.5 |
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| Stage 1.5 loads the support for the file system for /boot/grub and then loads Stage 2 |
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| Stage 2 performs the actual boot of the operating system |
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| Do you need to install GRUB after making configuration changes? |
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| No, GRUB can read Stage 2 directly |
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| What is the location of the GRUB configuration file? |
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| GRUB configuration file is /boot/grub/grub.conf |
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| Where do you normally have a symbolic link to the /boot/grub/grub.conf file? |
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| The link is /etc/grub.conf |
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| What is the first partition of the first hard drive referred to as? |
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| What is the fourth partitioln of the third hard drive referred to as? |
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| What does GRUB call Stage 2? |
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| GRUB calls Stage 2 the GRUB root partition |
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| Can you password protect GRUB during bootup? |
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| Yes, you can put a password on GRUB to keep users from modifying the boot process |
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| What key do you press to edit the GRUB configuration file during bootup? |
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| Press the e key to edit the configuration file |
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| What key do you press to get a grub> prompt? |
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| Press the c key to get a grub> prompt |
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| What do you type at the grub> prompt to view all commands that are available during the boot phase? |
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| Type help to view all commands availabe during the boot phase |
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| Can you manually boot from the grub> prompt? |
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| How do you manually boot from the grub> prompt? |
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| type the kernel and initrd lines from the /boot/grub/grub.conf file and then type boot. |
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| What is the default boot loader when installing Fedora core? |
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| GRUB is the default bootloader |
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| Can you change to use LILO instead of GRUB? |
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| How do you install LILO when booted from GRUB? |
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| What file does LILO use when booting? |
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| How do you install GRUB Stage 1 to the MBR of the first IDE hard disk? |
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| type grub-install /dev/hda |
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| How do you install GRUB Stage 1 to the primary partition of the first IDE? |
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| type grub-install /dev/hda1 |
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| What is the default boot loader program for Fedora? |
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| Does Fedora create a file that you can use if you want to use LILO instead of GRUB? |
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| Yes, the file /etc/lilo.conf.anaconda is created automatically even though Fedora uses GRUB by default |
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| What do you have to do to the file /etc/lilo.conf.anaconda to be able to use it with LILO? |
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| You must rename /etc/lilo.conf.anaconda to /etc/lilo.conf prior to switching to LILO |
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| How would you multiboot XP with Linux if you install XP first? |
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| Install XP and place NTLOADER on the MBR. Then install Linux and place GRUB or LILO on the first sector of the partition where you installed Linux |
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| What does FIPS stand for? |
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| First non-destructive Interactive Partition Splitter |
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| FIPS will split a windows partition into two partitions. You would then install Linux on the second partition |
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| Does FIPS work with NTFS? |
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| No, FIPS works only with FAT16 or FAT32 |
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| Can FIPS partition a logical drive? |
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| No, FIPS will not work on logical drives on an extended partition. It must be a primary partition. |
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