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The GhostBSD boot process differs from the FreeBSD boot process. The GhostBSD init process is connected to [[OpenRC]]. | The GhostBSD boot process differs from the FreeBSD boot process. The GhostBSD init process is connected to [[OpenRC]]. | ||
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==Power On== | ==Power On== | ||
− | After power on the computer the firmware on your motherboard has to interact with the your hard drive to find a special partition on it. The motherboard contains the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) | + | After power on the computer the firmware on your motherboard has to interact with the your hard drive to find a special partition on it. The motherboard contains the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). |
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This special partition on your hard drive contains either the master boot record MBR or the newer GUID Partition Table (GPT). | This special partition on your hard drive contains either the master boot record MBR or the newer GUID Partition Table (GPT). | ||
− | We will describe the | + | We will describe the boot process based on |
* [[MBR and GPT|Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using Master Boot Record (MBR) and the newer GUID Partition Table (GPT)]] and | * [[MBR and GPT|Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using Master Boot Record (MBR) and the newer GUID Partition Table (GPT)]] and | ||
* [[UEFI]] mashines | * [[UEFI]] mashines | ||
− | + | Both [[MBR and GPT]] and [[UEFI]] have the goal to bring your system to the FreeBSD loader. | |
==Bootstrap Process== | ==Bootstrap Process== |