Linked by Ben Hughes on Tue 5th Oct 2004 19:16 UTC
Linux GNU/Linux, and all other operating systems, are based around a kernel which controls hardware access and maximizes CPU and RAM efficiency by controlling when and how much programs get to use. The difference between Linux and most other operating systems (closed source ones at least BSD and other open source OS's you can do this with) is that you can compile the kernel to meet your needs.
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LILO
by m on Tue 5th Oct 2004 21:18 UTC

if boot=/dev/hda, and I have Windows on /dev/hda and Linux on /dev/sda, how will LILO know that /boot/bzImage is actually on /dev/sda?
Anyone?