Understanding the bootloader and firmware is complex. It is not necessarily difficult, but the topic can be complicated. To make it easy to digest for the readers of this book, I will use three test systems.
System Number | System Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
1 | BIOS | To demonstrate the BIOS |
2 | UEFI | To demonstrate UEFI |
3 | Jarvis | For a 100+ OS multiboot project |
Since the bootloaders and firmware work closely together, I will start by installing a specific list of operating systems on each system and while doing that explain the relationship between the bootloader and the firmware. This approach will make complex topics easier to understand, more interesting, ...
