不论是在 x86 平台上，还是在嵌入式平台上，系统的启动一般都经历了 bootloader 到 操作系统，再到应用程序，这样的三级跳过程。 每一个相互交接的过程，都是我们学习的重点。 这篇文章，我们仍然以 x86 平台为例，一起来看一下：从上电之后，系统是如何一步 ...

Firmware, encryption, and filesystem traps that break dual boot.

On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times. On ...

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

A lot of embedded systems are running Linux on platforms like Raspberry Pi. Since Linux is fully functional from a command line and fully network-capable, it is possible to run servers that you’ve ...

You may not have to reboot Linux very often. But when you do, these peppy distributions will have you up and running in a matter of seconds. Reboots tend to be rare with Linux. Usually, they’re due to ...

It is no secret that Linux has won the race in the embedded device marketplace. Tremendous advantages in Linux have broken almost every barrier to entry for using Linux on embedded systems across a ...

One of the messages that you don’t want to see when getting ready to upgrade a system to Solaris 10 is “can’t open boot device”. The problems this kind of ...