Difference between revisions of "Firmware"
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One form of firmware is the [[Bootloader]] used to initialize the machine | One form of firmware is the [[Bootloader]] used to initialize the machine | ||
and load additional software, such as the Linux kernel. | and load additional software, such as the Linux kernel. | ||
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| + | Note that the [[Bootloader]] page has a list of oft-used Linux bootloaders. | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 15 July 2009
Firmware is software that resides in non-volatile memory.
See the Wikipedia entry for firmware
One form of firmware is the Bootloader used to initialize the machine and load additional software, such as the Linux kernel.
Note that the Bootloader page has a list of oft-used Linux bootloaders.