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)...

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...

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

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...

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]...

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...

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...

iBoot is the stage 2 bootloader for all Apple products. It replaces the old bootloader, BootX. Compared with its predecessor, iBoot improves authentication...

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...

a locked bootloader, partly thanks to an installer that guides the user through the process of unlocking and then re-locking the bootloader. The Calyx...

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...

SuperH, PPC, RISC-V 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

starts uninitialized. To continue booting, the system may need to read a bootloader from some peripheral device. It is often easier to implement routines...

installation process is done with Calamares, a graphical installer. The bootloader used is GRUB. The distribution uses the btrfs file system by default which...

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...

unlockable bootloader allowing developers to participate in the Android Open Source Project in addition to developing applications. The Nexus One bootloader can...

kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you unlock the bootloader "Unlocking the bootloader no longer kills the Galaxy Z Fold 3's cameras". 7 December...

Nintendo Switch. Installing custom firmware on some devices requires bootloader unlocking. Custom firmware often allow homebrew applications or ROM image...

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