A bootloader, also spelled as boot loader or called bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer. If it also provides...

Bootloader unlocking is the process of disabling the bootloader security that makes secure boot possible. It can make advanced customizations possible...

user, including modifying the operating system (enforced by a "locked bootloader"), installing non-officially approved (not available on the App Store)...

Intel-based Apple Macintosh hardware, ELILO is one of the available bootloaders.[dead link‍] It supports network booting using TFTP/DHCP. Free and open-source...

loaded into RAM, the bootloader (also called first-stage bootloader or primary bootloader) will execute to load the second-stage bootloader (also called secondary...

compare general and technical information for a number of available bootloaders. While most parts of GRUB4DOS are under GPL-2.0-or-later, the whole software...

GNU GRUB (short for GNU GRand Unified Bootloader, commonly referred to as GRUB) is a boot loader package from the GNU Project. GRUB is the reference implementation...

Qualcomm Emergency Download Mode from the primary bootloader. If the verification of the secondary bootloader fails, it will enter EDL.[better source needed]...

restrictions on unlocking the bootloader for regions outside mainland China. XDA Developers has a forum on unlocking the Xiaomi bootloader without going through...

Distros have fallen out of favour as the OSx86 community grew, as new bootloaders were developed that made it possible to use actual copies of the OS X...

In computing, a MILO, or the Alpha Linux Mini Loader, is a firmware replacement for early Alpha AXP hardware that allows the system to boot the Alpha version...

in a command-line interface tool of the same name and as a mode of the bootloader of Android devices. The tool is included with the Android SDK package...

EasyBCD has a number of bootloader-related features that can be used to repair and configure the bootloader. From the "Manage Bootloader" section of EasyBCD...

point for the EFI system partition varies depending on the bootloader used. Older bootloaders such as GRUB 2 and lilo/elilo default to /boot/efi. Alternatively...

The SPARC Improved bootLOader (SILO) is the bootloader used by the SPARC port of the Linux operating system; it can also be used for Solaris as a replacement...

obtained through the use of software exploits (i.e. bugs), through the bootloader console, or over a serial port embedded in the device, such as a JTAG...

locked bootloader. CalyxOS also features an installer that guides the user through the process of unlocking and then re-locking the bootloader. The Calyx...

iBoot is the stage 2 bootloader for iPhones, iPads, Apple silicon-based Macs, and the T2 chip in Intel-based Macs with such a chip. Compared with its predecessor...

ISOLINUX is meant for live CDs and Linux installation CDs. The SYSLINUX bootloader can be used to boot multiple distributions from a single source such as...

The Android Dev Phone (ADP) is a SIM-unlocked and bootloader unlocked Android device that is designed for advanced developers. While developers can use...

a communication protocol which is mainly used to communicate with the Bootloader of Samsung devices to make it write files into various partitions of the...

after the CPU is reset to the reset vector, and it typically loads a bootloader. There are two types of boot ROM: a mask boot ROM that cannot be changed...

Boot. Garrett himself developed a minimal bootloader known as a shim, which is a precompiled, signed bootloader that allows the user to individually trust...

the capability of unlocking its bootloader by a tool found in the Motorola Mobility website. An unlocked bootloader gives developers the ability to load...

any users with locked bootloader could no longer unlock, but soon Realme released an official method to unlock the bootloader. "Realme X2 Pro - Charging...

RISC-V, LoongArch and x86. U-Boot is both a first-stage and second-stage bootloader. It is loaded by the system's ROM (e.g. on-chip ROM of an ARM CPU) from...

may include a display server (windowing system), a package manager, a bootloader and a Unix shell. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free...

viruses and malware. Root access can also be obtained by unlocking the bootloader which is available on most Android devices, for example on most Google...

8088 processors. Real mode is primarily used today by operating system bootloaders, which are required by the architecture to configure virtual memory details...

used to store the first stage of the bootloader code, but modified to recognize GPT partitions. The bootloader in the MBR must not assume a sector size...