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| ⚫ | '''BootProg''' is a boot loader written by Alexey Frunze. BootProg is able to load [[COM]]/[[MZ]] programs from a FAT12/16/32-formatted media (e.g. floppy, hard disk, USB stick, CD in floppy emulation mode). It is written in NASM and may be an interesting alternative for those who find [[GRUB]] too bloated for their needs, or have a working environment where FAT/EXE is more comfortable than EXT2/ELF. |
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==See Also== |
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'''BootProg''' is a boot sector that loads and runs COM/EXE programs, written by Alexei Frounze |
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* [https://github.com/alexfru/BootProg BootProg Project] |
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Much like [[GRUB]], BootProg aims at being a generic bootloader, running existing file format (where most custom bootloaders involve custom binary formats) and existing partition format (FAT12/FAT16). It is tested on both floppy and hard drive. |
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BootProg is a boot loader written by Alexey Frunze. BootProg is able to load COM/MZ programs from a FAT12/16/32-formatted media (e.g. floppy, hard disk, USB stick, CD in floppy emulation mode). It is written in NASM and may be an interesting alternative for those who find GRUB too bloated for their needs, or have a working environment where FAT/EXE is more comfortable than EXT2/ELF.