One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

This is a single stage x86 bootloader that can boot a single Linux kernel. There is no support for initrd and only one kernel can be configured to boot at any time. While I have no plans for adding ...

You might have heard about this old adage - "boot access==root access". It is indeed true! Any one who can access the boot loader can easily get the root access to ...

Freeing the way for independent Linux distributions to be installed on Windows 8 computers, the Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI ...

Details from @ahull on the Arduino forum on how its possible to install and use the Maple bootloader on a generic STM32 board (one that doesn't have the Maple USB reset hardware) on Linux (Apologies ...

The GRUB2 bootloader is plagued by a serious vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass password protection and compromise the targeted computer. The GRUB2 bootloader is plagued by a serious ...

Operating system maintainers, computer manufacturers, security and virtualization software vendors have worked together over the past few months to coordinate a unified response to a vulnerability ...

Chinese companies have released a number of tiny devices designed to let you run Android apps on your TV over the past year or two. Some of the best models feature Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 ...

A newly discovered vulnerability dubbed ‘Boothole’ compromises the foundation of device security for “virtually all Linux distributions” and some Microsoft’s Windows devices that employ “Secure Boot” ...

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

Getting Linux to boot and install on PCs locked down with Windows 8's UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Secure Boot continues to be annoying at best and downright impossible in some cases.