When it comes to bootloaders for Linux systems, two popular options are Grub and Systemd-boot. Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, making the choice between them dependent on ...

Planning ahead to multi-boot Windows and Linux distributions is the way to do it, but what if you end up erasing your boot menu and losing access to Linux? The FOSSwire blog has you covered. The ...

In the last couple of days I’ve probably learned more than I ever wanted to know about BCDs, MBRs, boot sectors, boot menus, lilo, Wubi, and grub. When I complained that Windows 7 had trashed my grub ...

In the first article of this series, I explained the fundamentals behind the Libreboot free software BIOS project and why you might want to replace your BIOS with it. I followed up by describing how ...

some of my machines boot to a nice purple high-res grub menu, and some just get the plain 80x24 console, but i can't figure out where this is set. #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 is commented out by default in ...

Grub2, the new boot menu installed by default with Ubuntu 9.10, can still look pretty old-school ugly if your tastes don't run with white terminal text on black. You can, however, customize its ...

I just did a clean install of RH7.3, using Grub as my bootloader, installed in the MBR. Grub is working fine, but I can't find menu.lst to edit it. It's not in /boot/grub where I would normally see it ...

The Linux boot process can be easily password protected to prevent just anyone from booting your server. Jack Wallen demonstrates on Ubuntu Server. If you use Linux in your data center, on your ...

Quite a few boot managers are available. Of course, Linux uses LILO, FreeBSD installs BootEasy, and you can also use OS-BS, payware like System Commander and other boot managers that ship with ...

In the continuing saga of setting up my new quad-core box, I'm about halfway down my page-long checklist of tasks. Most of the tasks involve installing software on Vista, but there are a few items ...