13.4. Kernel Interaction During Boot
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13.4. Kernel Interaction During Boot

Once the kernel is loaded by either the default loader (Section 13.3.3, “Stage Three, /boot/loader”) or by boot2 (Section 13.3.2, “Stage One, /boot/boot1, and Stage Two, /boot/boot2”), which bypasses the loader, it examines any boot flags and adjusts its behavior as necessary.

13.4.1. Kernel Boot Flags

Here are the more common boot flags:

-a

During kernel initialization, ask for the device to mount as the root file system.

-C

Boot from CDROM.

-c

Run UserConfig, the boot-time kernel configurator.

-s

Boot into single-user mode.

-v

Be more verbose during kernel startup.

Note:

Refer to boot(8) for more information on the other boot flags.

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