Before you use the IDE to create OS images for your hardware, you must first understand the operations that occur when a system starts up. You must also become familiar with the concepts involved in building images.
| To learn about: | See: |
|---|---|
| The QNX startup sequence | “The boot process” |
| Image components for each stage of startup, including IPL, IFS, and EFS | “BSP components” |
| Startup programs | “Startup Programs” |
| OS images | “OS Images” |
| Combined images that join together multiple components | “Combining multiple image files” |
| Buildfiles, including buildfile syntax, bootstrap files, and startup scripts | “OS Image Buildfiles” |