Top "Bootloader" questions

Bootloader is a program that loads the operating system into the computer's memory and set it into execution.

Remotely Updating Raspberry Pi Software 'over the air'

We use a Raspberry Pi embedded computer to connect IP cameras on a customers network to our cloud based recording …

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Why 55 AA is used as the boot signature on IBM PCs?

Why does the IBM PC architecture use 55 AA magic numbers in the last two bytes of a bootsector for the …

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what is the need of second stage boot loader ? why different bootloaders like first stage and second stage?

I know the first stage boot loader will make basic hardware initializations and calls the second stage boot loader like …

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To write a bootloader in C or C++?

I am writing a program, more specifically a bootloader, for an embedded system. I am going to use a C …

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How does UEFI work?

I was studying about bootloaders when exactly came upon the term UEFI. I can understand some things about UEFI. But …

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How to handle keyboard in real mode through BIOS interrupts?

I have to code for a operating system on which I can run a calculater.It is like a desktop …

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How does the bootloader pick up the command after a "restarting system with command"?

Looking in the android source for the reboot command we find the following line: __reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_…

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Using db to declare a string in assembly NASM

I am following a tutorial to write a hello world bootloader in assembly and I am using the NASM assembler …

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A boot loader in C++

I have messed around a few times by making a small assembly boot loader on a floppy disk and was …

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