Booting
In Windows, when an error occurs in the boot process, a Blue Screen of Death or a Black Screen of Death may occur. On Unix and Unix-like operating systems, like Linux, a fatal error in the boot process may cause a kernel panic.
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History
The word boot is derived from 'bootstrap' (short for 'bootstrap load', also: 'bootload'). In a computing context, that word has been used since at least 1958[3].
The GE 645 (c. 1965) had a 'BOOT' button[4] – it could be that the contraction started as a way to label the button with fewer letters than the full word.
The Multics operating system (c. 1967) had a boot command.[5][6] Multics documents also refer to 'boot tapes', but it is hard to determine exactly when that term was first used.
In the Unix operating system, the earliest reference for 'boot' is probably in The Unix Programmer's Manual, first edition 1971.11.03[7].
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References
- ^ Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI. Intel. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b (September 2005) z/Architecture Principles of Operation (PDF), IBM, Chapter 17. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University.
- ^ Van Vleck, Tom. Glossary of Multics acronyms and terms. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Bensoussan, A. (1967-06-30). "BC.4.01 System Initialization and Bootload", Multics System Programmer's Manual.
- ^ Dunten, S. D.; T. H. Van Vleck (1968-05-03). "BV.1.01 BOS Bootload: boot", Multics System Programmer's Manual.
- ^ Thompson, Ken; Dennis Ritchie (1971-11-03). The Unix Programmer's Manual, 1st edition. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
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See also
- Network booting
- RedBoot open source boot loader for embedded systems
- Windows NT Startup Process
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Further reading
- How Computers Boot Up
- Pratical bootloader tutorial for ATmega microcontrollers
- How GRUB fits into the hardisk layout on a PC
- Booting with Grub at OSDEV Community
- A tutorial on dualbooting/multibooting with Windows NTLDR and Linux LILO/GRUB
- Booting From Scratch
- Matthew Vea. x86 BootStrap Programming Tutorial.
- FreeBSD
- Nathan Boeger and Mana Tominaga. Bootstrapping FreeBSD.
- Linux
- Roberto Alsina. The Linux boot process unveiled.
- Greg O'Keefe. From power up to Linux bash prompt HOWTO.
- Mac OS X
- Amit Singh. Mac OS X Boot Process.
- Windows
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (1996). The DOS and DOS/Windows boot processes. Frequently Given Answers.
- Multi-booting, running different versions of Windows on your PC.
- Windows Mobile 5.0 Soft Reset.
- Pocket PC devices hard reset and soft reset.
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