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At boottime, a SGI system will load the ARCS firmware which then initalizes basic hardware (such as the framebuffer, serial ports, keyboard, and disks), test system functionality and optionally loads a primary bootloader or kernel in some way. Otherwise, it gives the user a graphical menu if a keyboard has been attached. |
At boottime, a SGI system will load the ARCS firmware which then initalizes basic hardware (such as the framebuffer, serial ports, keyboard, and disks), test system functionality and optionally loads a primary bootloader or kernel in some way. Otherwise, it gives the user a graphical menu if a keyboard has been attached. |
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Revision as of 18:39, 10 February 2007
At boottime, a SGI system will load the ARCS firmware which then initalizes basic hardware (such as the framebuffer, serial ports, keyboard, and disks), test system functionality and optionally loads a primary bootloader or kernel in some way. Otherwise, it gives the user a graphical menu if a keyboard has been attached.