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U-Boot VS petitboot

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Das U-Boot (the Universal Bootloader) and Embedded Linux

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Petitboot is a platform independent bootloader based on the Linux kexec warm reboot mechanism.
  • U-Boot Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-09-15
  • petitboot Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-09-18

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petitboot videos

OSFC 2018 - Petitboot: Four years of Linux as a Bootloader | Samuel Mendoza Jonas

More videos:

  • Review - Installing Debian Buster using Netboot Installer & use the Petitboot on ODROID-HC4
  • Review - Odroid-HC4 - Android and multiple OS on SSD with Petitboot

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to U-Boot and petitboot)
IT Automation
74 74%
26% 26
Developer Tools
74 74%
26% 26
Cloud Computing
68 68%
32% 32
OS & Utilities
75 75%
25% 25

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