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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:56:01 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-A boot loader
is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to
the OperatingSystem [Kernel].
+A BootLoader
is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is loaded by the [BIOS] at the end of hardware initialization and
is responsible for loading the OperatingSystem [Kernel] and transferring control to it
.
-A __multiboot__ loader offers a menu and the ability to select from a list of operating systems.
-
-
+A __multiboot__ loader offers a menu and the ability to select from a list of operating systems. Multiboot loaders include:
* [GRUB]
* [LILO]
* SysLinux
* Windows' NT Bootloader, __NTLDR__
+* [Smart Boot Manager | http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/about.html], which has lots of uncommon features.
-You can chain bootloaders
, so for example, grub
can then call
Windows' bootloader
(this is the preferred method for DualBooting Linux and Windows
.)
+You can chain BootLoader~s
, eg. [GRUB]
can load up
Windows' BootLoader
(this is the preferred method for DualBooting [
Linux]
and MicrosoftWindows
.)
There's also a strange beast called LoadLin.
