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Joel Adria wrote:
>
> Lilo is on the first sector, and it starts the kernel. 
> Then what happens? 

Kernel executes /sbin/init (which actions /etc/inittab).

> What runs "rc" 

/etc/rc is one of the things actioned in /etc/inittab

> "issue" and that stuff? 

/etc/issue is run by /etc/profile (which is the shell
startup file).

> More importantly, how do I change the "Press enter to start 
> this console" thing to a login prompt? 

Ah, you must be running BL3 (for some reason I thought
you were on BL2).  BL3 uses a mini-init (without login).
BL2 uses a standard init (with login).  

You probably can put a standard init, getty and login
on BL3 (from Slackware), but that will dramatically 
change the startup structure.  Even a tiny mistake 
will make it unbootable (and a nightmare to debug).

If you really want to have a proper login, you might
consider installing BL2.  That will give you a standard
foundation, rather than the minimalistic foundation in
BL3 (designed for old PCs with limited resources).

Cheers,
Steven

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