| Rich Freeman on 7 Jul 2011 06:15:42 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] [plug-announce] Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011: From POST to xhost - The Linux Boot Process, presented by Rich Freeman (7pm at USP) |
Thanks to all who attended. Here is a link to my slides: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dkkx9dh_6d26244dd I found a copy of the IBM PC/XT Technical Reference Manual at: http://www.retroarchive.org/dos/docs/ As mentioned during the talk this is a goldmine of information about how PCs work. Of course, this is highly dated, but much of how a modern PC works is tied up in legacy support for the original PC, and the original PC was much simpler and thus easier to understand. I learned quite a bit about assembly language and interrupt handlers/etc just studying the BIOS listing. The manual also includes the x86 instruction set (opcodes and all), and probably a bazillion things I've long since forgotten. A talk on upstart or systemd would probably be a great topic for the future. It was a pleasure meeting all of you! Rich On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Paul L. Snyder <plsnyder@drexel.edu> wrote: > _____. .__________________________________________________________________. > | ._. | | .______________________________________________________________. | > | |_| |_|_|___. _____ | | > |___| |_____. | The Philadelphia Area Linux Users Group | ._. | | | > ___|_|_| |_| | (PLUG) cordially invites you to our next .___| |_|_|_| | > | ._____| |___| meeting, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 | ._| |_______| > | | | |_| | at The University of the Sciences in | |_|_|_| |___. > | | |_____| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |_______| |_. | > | |______________________________________________________________| | | |_| | > |__________________________________________________________________| |_____| > > This month, PLUG Central welcomes Rich Freeman, who will be giving a > talk on the Linux boot process. > > Most people take for granted that when they flip the switch they will > be greeted by the operating system of their choosing, but few take the > time to understand how this happens. This talk will give a high-level > overview of the PC boot process, particularly for Linux-based systems. > Particular attention will be given to the historical evolution of the > boot process, and how its modular design lends itself to great > flexibility. Both newbies and seasoned veterans should find something > to interest them. > > The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 6, from 7-9pm at > > University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) > Griffith Hall C > 600 South 43rd Street > Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 > > USP is located in University City. Driving directions are > available at <http://www.phillylinux.org/locations/usp.html>, or > <http://www.usip.edu/directions/>, both of which have an aerial > view of the campus buildings. USP is also easily accessible by > public transportation. > > There will be an open Question & Answer session at 7PM, prior to > the main presentation at 8PM. This is an open meeting; all are > welcome and encouraged to attend. > > Usually, a number of members get together after the meeting at a > nearby restaurant for food and perhaps a beer or two. Come join > the camaraderie! > _______________________________________________ > plug-announce mailing list > plug-announce@lists.phillylinux.org > http://lists.netisland.net/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug