The alios boot loader for Linux is a small assembler loader code designed to load a Linux kernel and RAM disk image from ROM after initialising the most basic hardware features. The current version is configured to initialise the registers of an AMD Elan SC400 microcontroller and start Linux.

A brief explanation of the objective of a boot sector, followed by the source for an example bootsector. "Here's a bootsector from PolyOS that simply switches to protected mode, after checking that you have a 386+ computer. Actually, it even loads in the PolyFS superblock and checks if it's valid, but that's about it. Soon it'll load in the kernel and jump to it. The bootesctor was written with Nasm."

Daniels NASM Bootstrap Tutorial

Getting the Boot, information about booting x86 computer systems.

Floppy boot loader - will automatically detect boot kernel.

A HOWTO for Building a Minimal Linux System from Source Code

LILO - The Linux boot Loader.

Lilo error messages from SuSE database.

Lilo mini-Howto for the boot loader software.

Linux above 1024 cylinders errors with LILO from the SuSE Support Database.

Hans Lerman's DOS bootloader for Linux. Includes overview, user manual and software download.

Part of the "How it works" series, which includes a disassembly of the MBR produced by the FDISK program.

MILO is the bootloader for Linux on the Alpha. Sources for setting it up and using it.

Multi-Booting with LILO, a tutorial.

Linux Gazette article about Single User booting under Linux.

SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which operates off MS-DOS floppies. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux. SYSLINUX could in conjunction with the UMSDOS filesystem, completely eliminate the need for distribution of raw diskette images for boot floppies.

Tcron integrates 'cron' with ATX power-up capability. It can invoke multiple cron jobs with power-up/shutdown a day.

Selection of articles about booting x86 processors.

Talkware TIARA, an Openbios/GRUB/PFORTH composite, BIOS replacement. Boots an unmodifed linux kernel from an IDE drive or ethernet, using only 128kb of flash. Works with INTEL/AMD K6/2-450, SiS 530/5595 and 8139 enet. VGA & Serial console supported.

ux is a 32-bit windows program that is able to load Linux from within windows. It depends on the LOADLIN package from Hans Lermen.

Proll open source firmware replacement for Sun JavaStations to boot Linux (source, binaries), issues, swap over network. Also, other notes, Infiniband, X11 code, other patches, Barbie Camera toy code and links.