Boot the System

Question 1

What does LILO stand for?

Answer 1

Linux Loader

Question 2

What does GRUB stand for?

Answer 2

Grand Unified Boot Loader

Question 3

What file is used for LILO configuration?

Answer 3

/etc/lilo.conf

Question 4

What are the two main sections of a LILO file?

Answer 4

Global and per-image

Question 5

In LILO what would be used to in the configuration file to indicate a Linux kernel?

Answer 5

image=

Question 6

In LILO what would be used to in the configuration file to indicate an OS other than a Linux kernel?

Answer 6

other=

Question 7

What is initrd=

Answer 7

Initial RAM disk

Question 8

What command is used to install LILO in the MBR?

Answer 8

lilo - as root

Question 9

What boots lilo into single-user mode?

Answer 9

boot: linux 1/s/S/single

Question 10

What command to boot into an alternative init in lilo such as shell?

Answer 10

boot: linux init=/bin/sh

Question 11

Where is the location of the grub config file?

Answer 11

/boot/grub/menu.lst or /boot/grub/grub.conf

Question 12

What two sections are a grub file broken into?

Answer 12

Global and per-image

Question 13

What file lists grub’s drive mappings?

Answer 13

/boot/grub/device.map

Question 14

In grub what does hd0 ,0 represent?

Answer 14

First partition on the first disk

Question 15

In grub how are floppy devices expressed?

Answer 15

fd0 or fd1 etc

Question 16

What is the command for installing grub?

Answer 16

grub-install /dev/path or grub-install ‘(path)’

Question 17

What key is pressed to edit the grub menu at start up?

Answer 17

e

Question 18

What does the command dmesg (display message or driver message) display?

Answer 18

Boot messages

Question 19

What command would display the kernel ring buffer?

Answer 19

dmesg (display message or driver message)

Question 20

Where is the syslogd file?

Answer 20

/var/log/messages

Question 21

Which is the first program run at start up?

Answer 21

/sbin/init