OPERATION:
->power
->bios
->cdrom boot
->isolinux (see isolinux.cfg)
->load Linux kernel (vmlinux)
->load initrd           (initrd.gz)
[KERNEL STARTS - with initrd.gz loaded into ram0 as root]
->/bin/init (init 3 or init 5 from the isolinux.cfg. 3 being multiuser and 5 being x11)
->/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
->/bin/findcd
(umount /initrd)
(compress ramdisk)(new ... nice!)
(make /.virtual_root directory)
(mount /proc)
(load scsi module)
(loops through cdrom drives looking for virtual Linux cdrom)
[CDROM FOUND]
(load cloop kernel driver (pointing to found iso.compressed image)
(mount cloop (device) image to /.virtual_root)
(mount devfs)
(mount devpts)
(exit (return) to rc.sysinit)
[CDROM NOT FOUND]
(bombs out waiting for user to reboot)
[VARIOUS OTHER INIT STUFF] (setting clock, keymap, ect.)
->/bin/vlutil swap
(creates a list of known swap partitions and dumps them into /etc/fstab)
(turns swap on)
(exit (return) to rc.sysinit)
[FSCK removed]
[MTAB clear removed]
[VARIOUS OTHER INIT STUFF] (setting hdparam, modules, devfsd.)
->/bin/vlutil locate
(creates a list of known hard disk)
(tries to mount all known hard disk and puts links onto /root/Desktop/...)
(exit (return) to rc.sysinit)
->/bin/vlutil settings
[checks /proc/cmdline for clean=]
(if yes, clear the virt_linux folder off hard disk)
(if no, load saved files over-writing initrd)(root.tgz, etc.tgz, update.tgz, etc.)
(exit (return) to rc.sysinit)
[VARIOUS OTHER INIT STUFF] (/etc/init.d/mandrake_everytime, etc.)
[init level 3 (multiuser) or 5 (X11) called by init](see isolinux.cfg)
[** SYSTEM IS UP AND RUNNING **]
[LOGIN](root account)
->.bashrc
(checks to see if /etc/.configure is present)
(if yes -> normal login)
(if no -> runs drakeconf in a loop until user cancels -> then normal login)
[SHUTDOWN REQUESTED (init 6)]
->/bin/init 6
->/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt
[VARIOUS OTHER INIT STUFF]
->/bin/vlutil umount
saves /etc & /root as tar gzip archives to the virt_linux folder
unmounts all mounted filesystems
[** SYSTEM REBOOTS **] 
FILES REFERENCED:
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit    (modified)
/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt   (modified)
/bin/findcd                     (added)
/bin/vlutil                     (added)
/etc/.configure         (used)
$vfat/virtual_root      (added, used for storage & settings)
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