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The boot block of any OS contains the initial loading sequence of the Operating System. It starts the process of bringing into memory the first part of the Operating System which in turn brings the rest of it in for the entire boot process.
This is known as bootstrapping the Operating System.
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What is boot control block?
Boot control block is typically the first block of the boot partition (boot block). It contains information to boot the OS from the disk.
Where does kernel store in unix?
Probably /boot ?
Can you dual-boot Windows and Unix?
Yes. Some versions of Unix are capable of running on the same hardware as Windows. Mac OS X, a certified version of UNIX, includes a utility known as "Boot camp" to install Windows in a dual-boot setup easily. Solaris 10 can also be used in a dual-boot setup by carefully partitioning the drive and setting up GRUB.
Where the boot blocks begin in unix?
a few blocks at the beginning of the partition reserved for boot blocks (which must be initialized separately from the filesystem)
What directory contains the kernel and other system initialization files on unix-type system?
/boot
What is the language used in the unix os?
Unix was developed primarily using the C language; there may be a small amount of assembler/machine code used in the boot process as well.
Can a system have a second hard drive which the user can select to boot from. Windows on 1st unix on second?
Yes, this is done all the time. The easiest way is to use the Grub loader to control which system to boot from a multi-boot system.
What does a boot block only know?
information for loading
How do you boot someone from your chat room on the new version of Imvu?
you cant boot them unless you own the room.
What are the name of UNIX file system?
Consult any reference on Unix for this information. Although they can vary and this is not a complete list, but most systems will have the following file systems: /bin /etc /tmp /usr /boot /etc /lib /opt /var /
How do you install second hard drive that has WinXP already loaded for dual boot First hard drive has Win98?
The second drive can certainly be installed, but the computer will only recognize the boot block of the "C" drive. alternate bootloaders can be installed that take over the boot block, and will allow mutliple Operating Systems.
Difference between booting and mounting process of UNIX?
The 'boot' process of an Operating System brings it up from a cold or warm sequence, such as power on, or a software initiated reset. It has to bring in the software into memory and get all of the processes running. Once it is down with the 'boot' the system is ready for users to do work. 'Mounting' in Unix refers to mounting a filesystem, i.e. bringing it online for use. The system obviously has to be up and running for this to occur, so a boot process has to complete before you can mount a file system.
