Installing a boot loader

We now save out a runnable linux image to the /boot partition. When we power-on the system the BIOS will look in the MBR (master boot record) to find the disk address of the boot loader. The boot loader will find the disk address of the linux kernel image. It will copy this image into memory and transfer control to that image. The linux kernel will start the initialization process mentioned elsewhere in this document.

The system will ask you where you want the new boot loader installed. You have the choice of the MBR (master boot record) or the first sector of the root partition. If you are only running one system on a computer choose the MBR. If you are dual-booting the system choose the first sector of the root partition.