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[ale] what is the file /boot/boot.b ?
- Subject: [ale] what is the file /boot/boot.b ?
- From: jimpop at yahoo.com (Jim Popovitch)
- Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:54:16 -0500
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <002f01c71971$9ec7edd0$5f01a8c0@SAMBA> <[email protected]>
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:42 -0700, JK wrote:
> boot/boot.b is the boot block of a disk image -- the first
> 512 bytes, which is automagically loaded and executed by
> the PC BIOS when the machine boots. It contains code that
> loads the actual bootloader (grub or LILO or whatever).
Interesting. I don't see boot.b on any of my grub systems, only on the
lilo ones.
-Jim P.