References Contents of a standard MBR - http://193.6.40.1/~cellux/pc-guide/mbr_asm_eng.html The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO - http://linux-embedded.net/howto/Bootdisk-HOWTO.html - info on how boot disks generally work, how to create boot disks, and how to test and 'debug' them. The system administrators guide (SAG), chapter 6 - Boots and Shutdowns - http://www.shore.ch/sag-0.6.1.html/c1582.html The Linux Kernel - http://linux.ro/documentatie/kernel/tlk-title.html Kernel startup source - /usr/src/linux/init/main.c - 'start_kernel' function. Syntax of /etc/inittab - "man inittab".