This multi-boot loader can handle Linux, Windows, MS-DOS, etc, and has basic GPT and RAID support (with limitations).And while users historically would pop a boot media disk into their DVD or CD drive, many computers no longer come with optical disk drives. In times of old, though it has since been superseded by others. LILO was a boot loader used in many Linux distributions It is able to boot multiple operating systems, It is distributed here in source form you probably already have the binary version if you are running This boot loader, used in some Linux distributionsīy default. It also supports the password-protecting of partitions, drive and the administrative screens.
It has the ability to boot from CD-ROMs, boot the defaultīoot record after a delay if no keys are pressed within a specified time, place keystrokes into the operating system's key buffer prior to booting it, etc. It includes a scheduler that allows you to boot a particular system at a preset time. Smart Boot Manager is an OS independent boot manager that searches for drives and paritions, and automatically includes bootable partitions into itsīoot menu. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Your hard disk is booted even if GAG is overwritten, and supports hard disks of up to 4 terabytes. It installs itself into the boot track, has support for a timer to bootĪ default operating system, includes password-protection for the configuration menu as well as for individual operating systems, has a SafeBoot system where GAG boots up to 9 operating systems from either the primary or extended partitions.
Install up to 24 operating systems, swap drives, etc. You can password protect certain boot items, set a automatic boot timeout, Include MS-DOS, FreeDOS, Linux (with LILO), Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Solaris, BeOS, etc. The initial installation has to be done from real mode MS-DOS (not a DOS prompt window running in Windows). XOSL installs itself into a dedicated partition (which you have to create XOSL (Extended Operating System Loader) Boot Manager
You can install it from within Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. Icons for each system, the background, etc. The boot menu can also be customized to display your own To boot, or have it automatically detect the systems available. You can manually configure the list of operating systems The local computer, as well as boot from a network boot server. The rEFInd is a boot manager that works on EFI and UEFI systems, capable of booting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on