You turn on a linux machine, a splash screen appears for a few seconds and then in a small delay you are greeted with a login page. You login and then starts working. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes, when you turn on the machine? How does the machine boots? Continue reading.

The linux booting process happens in 6 stages.

1) BIOS
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When you power on the machine, CPU asks ROM what to do. ROM has a JUMP instruction which commands CPU to check the BIOS. BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output system. BIOS is the first thing that is loaded, and its main role is to check the hardware and performs integrity checks. Its main role is to identify the boot device as defined in the CMOS...