loadlin
Sign in to saveloadlin is a Linux boot loader that runs under 16-bit real-mode DOS (including the MS-DOS mode of Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me startup disk). It allows the Linux system to load and replace the running DOS without altering existing DOS system files.
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It is catalogued under the topic Free boot loaders.
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Described at
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- bootloader
- Official website
- youpibouh.thefreecat.org/loadlin
- Has use
- booting
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- copyright license
- GNU General Public License
- programmed in
- assembly language
- software version identifier
- 1.6f
- described at URL
- archive.linux.or.jp/JF/JFdocs/archive/loadlin
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loadlin is a Linux boot loader that runs under 16-bit real-mode DOS (including the MS-DOS mode of Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me startup disk). It allows the Linux system to load and replace the running DOS without altering existing DOS system files.
loadlin and the Linux kernel are both files on a file system accessible to DOS. It loads the Linux kernel into memory from a file. It also places various configuration parameters into memory, and transfers control to the kernel. The kernel reads these parameters, initializes and runs, replacing DOS completely.
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