October 2008 In computing , booting also known as booting up is the initial set of operations that a computer ... sequences that begin with the execution of boot program s stored in boot ROMs. During the booting ... main memory . The booting concept was known as Initial Program Load for IBM mainframe computers ... in booting, and load a small program from a special section most commonly the boot sector of the most ... BOOTMGR, and Windows NT 2000 XP s NTLDR can be configured to give the user multiple booting choices. These choices can include different operating systems for dual boot dual or multi booting from ... has unexpected problems , different operating system loading options e.g., booting into a rescue ... the choice after this delay the default choice is automatically run so normal booting can occur .... Network booting main network booting Most computers are also capable of booting over ... over control of the booting process. Boot devices IBM PC see also System partition and boot ... PC BIOS supports booting from various devices, typically a local hard disk drive or one of several .... This is an example of dual booting the user choosing which operating system to start after the computer has performed its POST. In this example of dual booting, the user chooses by inserting or removing ... 2010 ref File AwardBIOS startup.png thumb Award Software BIOS during booting from 1997 Most PCs, if a BIOS ... for booting CPU s and microcontrollers Some modern CPUs and microcontrollers for example, Texas Instruments ... code programmed into its non volatile memory, just like usual processors are using ROMs for booting ... booting of the DSP, and then further controlling the DSP s behavior. The DSP often lacks its ... Live USB Microreboot Multi boot Network booting PC booter Rebooting computing RedBoot Windows NT Startup ... tutorial for ATmega microcontrollers http www.osdcom.info content view 33 39 Booting with Grub ... multiboot Understanding Multibooting Operating System Category Booting Category BIOS ... more details
Network booting is the process of booting a computer from a computer network network rather than a local drive. This method of booting can be used by Router computing routers , diskless workstation s and centrally managed computers thin client s such as public computers at library libraries and schools. Network booting can be used to centralise management of disk storage, which supporters claim can result in reduced capital and maintenance costs. It can also be used in Computer cluster cluster computing , in which Node networking node s may not have local disks. Contemporary desktop computer desktop IBM PC compatible personal computers provide an option to boot from the network in BIOS their firmware , frequently via the Preboot Execution Environment . All modern Macintosh Mac systems can also boot from New World ROM their firmware to a network disk via NetBoot . Older personal computers can utilize a floppy disk or USB flash drive flash drive containing software to boot from the network instead, using technology such as iPXE . Process The initial software to be loaded is loaded from a server computing server on the network for Internet Protocol Suite TCP IP networks this is usually done using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol . The server from which to load the initial software ..., but just part of it enough for the operating system to start and then take control of the booting process, and continue booting over the network. Legacy Before Internet Protocol IP became the only ... was widely used for network booting. Their Client computing client implementations also fit into smaller Read only memory ROM than PXE. Technically network booting can be implemented over any of file ... is preferred by Berkeley Software Distribution BSD variants. Installations Network booting is also ... Windows exist as NetInstall and Windows Deployment Services , respectively. See also Booting Wake on LAN ... links http ipxe.org iPXE project Category Network booting cs S ov start de Netzboot es Arranque desde ... more details
A boot monitor is a small interactive computer program that allows a computer operator to booting load an operating system . Such programs are stored in read only memory or in a known location on Disk storage disk . A boot monitor supports more interaction than merely choosing from a list of available operating systems it also allows the operator to inspect and change the computer s hardware setup. Examples BIOS Open Firmware http www.microcross.com html micromonitor.html MicroMonitor Category BIOS Category Booting ... more details
Initialization may refer to Booting , a process that starts computer operating systems Acronym and initialism Initialism , an abbreviation formed using the initial letters of words or word parts In computing, Disk formatting formatting a storage medium like a hard disk or memory. Also, making sure a device is available to the operating system. Initialization programming disambig de Initialisierung ... more details
Infobox Software name EMILE screenshot File EMILE booting Linux on a Macintosh SE 30.jpg caption EMILE booting Macintosh SE 30 developer Laurent Vivier latest release version 0.12 latest release date July 29, 2008 genre Bootloader license GNU General Public License website http emile.sourceforge.net EMILE is the Early Macintosh Mac Image LoadEr, a bootloader for loading Linux on Macintosh computers that have m68k processors. It was written by Laurent Vivier , and is meant to eventually replace the Penguin Booter that is more usually in use. In contrast to the Penguin booter, which requires a working Mac OS installation, EMILE modifies the boot block on a hard disk to boot Linux directly. External links http emile.sourceforge.net EMILE , site Sourceforge operating system stub Category Free boot loaders ... more details
The Multiboot Specification is an open standard originally created in 1995 and developed by the Free Software Foundation . The specification describes a method of loading various multiboot Kernel computer science kernels using a single compliant boot loader . GNU Hurd , VMware ESXi, Xen , and L4 microkernel family L4 microkernels all need to be Booting booted using this method. GNU GRUB is the reference implementation used in the GNU operating system . The latest version is 0.7. See also Multi boot Functional specification External links http www.gnu.org software grub manual multiboot multiboot.html Multiboot specification http www.osdcom.info content view 33 39 Writing a Multiboot compliant kernel http www.gnu.org software grub GRUB Home page http www.onlamp.com pub a bsd 2007 03 01 inside multiboot.html Article Making NetBSD Multiboot compatible http mail index.netbsd.org source changes 2006 10 25 0015.html A post committing implementation of Multiboot in NetBSD i386 4.x 10 2006 http julipedia.blogspot.com 2006 10 improved multiboot support in.html More information about Multiboot in NetBSD http grub.enbug.org MultibootSystems GrubWiki list of operating systems known to support Multiboot http kb.vmware.com selfservice microsites search.do?language en US&cmd displayKC&externalId 1008971 Booting VMware via PXELINUX with Multiboot standard stub Category Booting Category Computer standards ru Multiboot Specification pt Multiboot Specification ... more details
Image Usplash Theme Debian Swirl.png thumb alt Usplash. Screnshot of Debian Debian GNU Linux booting using Usplash Usplash is a software project in the Ubuntu operating system Ubuntu community. Historically, scrolling text verbose mode has typically appeared on Linux computers during boot. Usplash replaces the scrolling text screens with a graphical splash screen . It was designed to replace Bootsplash , which did the same thing on the User space kernel space level. Since usplash operates in user space , it can be updated without recompiling the kernel. Usplash uses the Linux framebuffer interface or, alternatively, direct VESA access to display the splash screen. In Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala , Usplash is only used in the preliminary stages of booting, after which XSplash takes over. In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx , Usplash has been fully replaced by Plymouth software Plymouth . See also Bootsplash Splashy External links https launchpad.net usplash Usplash on Launchpad http packages.debian.org usplash Debian package listing for usplash https help.ubuntu.com community USplash Ubuntu help page for usplash https wiki.ubuntu.com USplashDiscuss Some discussions about usplash http lunatic.no usplash Simple tool to create simple themes for usplash Ubuntu Category Free software programmed in C Category Booting Category Ubuntu operating system Linux stub bn es Usplash no USplash ru Usplash tr Usplash ... more details
Wiktionary Startup or start up may refer to Booting , an initialization period that computers and electronics go through when first turned on Project commissioning , the act of starting for the first time a technical installation Startup company , a recently formed company Startup.com , a 2001 documentary film about the dot com start up phenomenon startup , the title given in some countries to Antitrust film Startup, Washington , a census designated place in Snohomish County, Washington Sign on , when broadcasters start transmissions on a day. disambig de Startup it Startup ... more details
SKALA was the process computer for the Chernobyl disaster Chernobyl nuclear power plant prior to October 1995. ref http www.world nuclear.org info inf31.html The RBMK reactor ref It dates back to 1960s the machine uses magnetic core memory , magnetic tape data storage , and punched tape for loading software at booting . References references Category Nuclear energy in Ukraine compu stub pl SKALA ... more details
About a computer network installation tool other uses Jump start disambiguation Jump start Primary sources date September 2009 Jumpstart is a computer network installation tool set used by the Solaris operating system Solaris operating system . Usage Jumpstart is used to manage operating system installation in many Information technology environments corporate and otherwise where Solaris operating system computers are widely used. It can provide easier installation minor setup on central server, then one command on an installation client system to start it installing . It also allows completely consistent system installation on many systems over time each install can have exactly the same system configuration and software tools. Alternatively, different types of systems can be installed for different purposes, in each case with consistent installations for a given defined type. Tools used to manipulate Jumpstart include JET, the Jumpstart Enterprise Toolkit. Created by Thomas Fritz in 1994, at Sun. Structure Jumpstart consists of two main parts network booting of a system, and then network installation. Network booting proceeds similarly to Solaris standard network booting capabilities. A Jumpstart and network booting server is set up on the same local network as the system s to be installed. Technically, the network boot and install servers can be separate functions, but they are typically the same system. Once a client system begins the Jumpstart process, it then accesses the operating system component software packages stored on the Jumpstart server, usually but not exclusively using Network File System protocol Network File System . Those packages, and optionally additional tools or applications, are automatically installed, and then the system is rebooted. Some additional configuration may be manually performed, or the system s configuration may be set up completely automatically. See also Kickstart Linux Fully Automatic Installation References No footnotes dat ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 A USB image is a way to boot a computer from a USB flash drive , or another USB device . The operating system loads from the USB device to make it usable. Much like a Live CD , a USB image runs off of the USB device the whole time. Ubuntu has included a utility for installing an operating system image file to a USB flash drive since version 9.10. ref https help.ubuntu.com community Installation FromUSBStick ref references Category Booting Computer stub ... more details
unreferenced date June 2011 SQL Server Agent is a process which executes SQL jobs and handles other automated tasks. It can be configured to run automatically when the Booting system boots or it can be started manually. It is a component of Microsoft SQL Server . Category Database management systems Category Relational database management systems Category SQL Category Microsoft database software Category Microsoft server technology Category Windows Server System Category Microsoft software stubs Database software stub ... more details
Network Bootable Image NBI is a legacy system legacy format that wraps operating system images to makes it possible for Etherboot to load the images directly. NBI format is able to combine Kernel computing kernel , file system and various boot parameters, such as location of network file system remote file system or server IP address , into one bootable Computer file file . ref http etherboot.org wiki mknbi The mknbi utilities ref references Category Network booting ... more details
quik is a Booting boot loader designed to start Linux on Apple Macintosh PowerPC systems based on the Old World ROM architecture. It was originally written by Paul Mackerras , and portions of its code were reused in all other Linux boot loaders for PowerPC, including the one known as BootX Linux BootX not to be confused with the Mac OS X boot loader of the same name , which is dependent on the Mac OS. Quik s loader boots from Open Firmware and bypasses the Mac OS entirely. New World ROM systems use yaboot . It does not work on systems that do not have Open Firmware older PowerPC hardware based on the NuBus architecture must boot into the Mac OS first and then use a separate boot loader. Quik is the only method of booting Linux on an Apple Network Server . External links http www.penguinppc.org bootloaders quik quik homepage at penguinppc.org http www.shiner.info ?files Yellow 20Dog 20Linux 204 quik quik 2.1 latest known version at shiner.info Category Boot loaders ja Quik ... more details
unreferenced date November 2009 lowercase readahead readahead is the prefetcher file prefetching technology used in the Linux operating system . It is a system call that loads a file s contents into the page cache. When a file is subsequently accessed, its contents are read from physical memory rather than from disk, which is much faster. Many distributions of Linux use readahead on a list of commonly used files to speed up booting . In such a setup, if the Kernel computing kernel is booted with the profile parameter, it will record all file accesses during bootup and write a new list of files to be read before booting. This will make additional installed services start faster, because they are not included in the default readahead list. External links https fedorahosted.org readahead readahead project page http linux.die.net man 2 readahead Manual Page for readahead Linux stub Category Linux file system related software ... more details
ref , such as TFTP, Network File System protocol NFS , HTTP ref name Booting your machine over HTTP http boot.kernel.org Booting your machine over HTTP ref ref name SliTaz web boot http boot.slitaz.org ... network booting image http www.linuxdocs.org HOWTOs Diskless HOWTO 8.html Introduction to Network Booting and Etherboot http blog.ksplice.com 2010 05 scalable day to day diskless booting PXE dust scalable day to day diskless booting References references Reflist Category Network booting Category ... more details
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A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run booting boot an operating system or utility program. The computer must have a built in program which will load and execute a program from a boot disk meeting certain standards. Boot disks are used for Operating system installation Data recovery Data remanence Purging Data purging Hardware or software troubleshooting Customizing an operating environment Software demonstration Administrative access in case of lost password is possible with an appropriate boot disk with some operating systems Games e.g. for Amiga games Amiga home computers While almost all modern computers can boot from a hard drive containing the operating system and other software, they would not normally be called boot disks. CD ROM s are the most common forms of media used, but other media, such as magnetic or paper tape drives, zip drive s, and more recently USB flash drive s can be used. The computer s BIOS must support booting from the device in question. The process of booting The term boot comes from the idea of lifting oneself by one s own bootstrap s the computer contains a tiny program bootstrap loader which will load and run a program found on a boot device. This program may itself be a small program designed to load a larger and more capable program, i.e., the full operating system. To enable booting without the requirement either for a mass storage device or to write to the boot medium, it is usual for the boot program to use some system RAM as a RAM disk for temporary computer file file storage. As an example ... flash drives . Booting from a disk A modern PC is configured to attempt to boot from various devices in a certain order. If your computer is not booting from the device you desire, such as the floppy ... initrd See also Booting Boot sector Darik s Boot and Nuke Data recovery El Torito CD ROM standard ... science e 1 understand 2740 creating a boot disk video Creating a Boot Disk Category Booting ar ... more details
a booting bootstrap program via Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP . This bootstrap program ... server or for booting Diskless node diskless workstations . EXTLINUX EXTLINUX is typically used as a general ... more details
Refimprove date July 2008 Remote Initial Program Load RIPL or RPL is a protocol for starting a computer and loading its operating system from Server computing server via a network. Such a server runs a network operating system such as LAN Manager , IBM LAN Server LAN Server , Windows NT Server, Novell NetWare , Solaris operating system Solaris or Linux . ref cite web url http gimel.esc.cam.ac.uk james rpld title RPLD an RPL RIPL remote boot server accessdate 2009 06 11 ref IBM LAN Server enables clients RIPL Requesters to load the operating systems DOS or OS 2 via the IEEE 802.2 802.2 Data Link Control DLC protocol from the LAN . RIPL is almost the same as Preboot Execution Environment PXE , but it uses the Novell Netware based boot method. It was originally developed by IBM . References div class references small cite web url http zigamorph.net ibm8227 rpl.pdf title Novell Boot ROM Developer s Guide for DOS Workstations accessdate 2009 06 11 cite web url ftp ftp.microsoft.com developr drg RPL title Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 RPL Tools and Specification accessdate 2009 06 11 references div See also Initial Program Load Network booting Category Network booting de Remote Initial Program Load es Remote Initial Program Load ... more details
A boot flag is a 1 byte value in a non extended partition record, within a master boot record . Its primary function is to indicate to a MS DOS MS Windows type boot loader which partition to boot. In some cases it is used by Windows XP 2000 to Drive letter assignment assign the active partition the letter C . ref cite web url http www.goodells.net multiboot partsigs.shtml title Fixing Windows 2000 XP Drive Letters work Understanding MultiBooting and Booting Windows from an Extended Partition ref The active partition is the partition where the boot flag is set. Other boot loader s used by third party boot manager s such as GRUB or XOSL , can be installed to a master boot record and can boot primary or extended partitions, which do not have the boot flag set. The boot flag appears in a disk editor at the beginning of a Master boot record MBRs and disk partitioning partition record , as the value 0x80. A value of 0x00 indicates the partition does not have the boot flag set. Any other value is invalid. See also Master boot record Disk partitioning References references Category Booting ... more details
no footnotes date October 2011 Infobox software name Barebox logo screenshot caption collapsible author Sascha Hauer developer released discontinued latest release version v2011.12.0 latest release date Start date and age 2011 12 07 latest preview version latest preview date frequently updated yes programming language C programming language C , Assembly language operating system platform size language English status active genre Booting Boot loader Boot loader license GNU General Public License GPL v2 website http www.barebox.org Barebox is an open source , primary Booting Boot loader boot loader used in Embedded system embedded devices . It is available for a number of different computer architecture s, including ARM architecture ARM , Blackfin , MIPS architecture MIPS , Nios embedded processor Nios and x86 . History The barebox project began in July 2007. It was initially derived from Das U Boot and adheres to several of its ideas, so users familiar with U Boot are meant to come into production quickly with barebox. As the barebox developers are dedicated to the Linux kernel s coding style and code quality, barebox tries to stick as closely as possible to the methodologies and techniques developed in Linux. See also Portal Free software Das U Boot Comparison of boot loaders External links http www.barebox.org Barebox formerly known as U Boot V2 Category Free boot loaders ru Barebox ... more details
Wiktionary MBR MBR may refer to Minera es Brasileiras Reunidas, a division of Caemi MBR Minera es Brasileiras Reunidas Caemi Malaysian Book of Records Master boot record , the first sector of a partitioned data storage device, used for booting Membrane bioreactor Main Battle Rifle Memory buffer register Microwave background radiation Middlesbrough railway station National Rail station code MBR , a station in England Minimum bounding rectangle Morskoi Blizhniy Razvedchik, Russian for Naval Short Range Reconnaissance , a class of flying boats, like the Beriev MBR 2 Movimiento Bolivariano Revolucionario 200 or MBR 200, a leftist political movement founded by Hugo Ch vez in Venezuela. disambiguation de MBR fr MBR ko MBR id MBR it MBR nl MBR ja MBR ... more details
Notability date January 2008 STUX is a Live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware . Features STUX is a bootable CD with a collection of software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. STUX also contains an installation wizard on the Live CD for putting the distro on a pen drive and thereby booting from it. However, a 1GB pen drive is required to do this which is far larger than other USB Linux distributions. External links http www.gpstudio.com stux Official STUX website DistroWatch stux NAME STUX GNU Linux Linux distro stub Linux distro Category Slackware ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date September 2008 RAM image is a term used to describe a sequence of machine code instructions and associated data kept permanently in the non volatile Read only memory ROM memory of an embedded system , which is copied into volatile RAM by a booting bootstrap loader . Typically the RAM image is loaded into RAM when the system is switched on, and it contains a second level bootstrap loader and basic hardware drivers, enabling the unit to function as desired, or else more sophisticated software to be loaded into the system. DEFAULTSORT Ram Image Category Embedded systems Computer stub ... more details
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