bootloader

I know all about "BIOS level hacks" as you put it, it's called a bootloader, they have been using this trick on Vista for awhile now...

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This upgrade method relies on the correct functioning of the machine's bootloader, which is supposed to copy the upgraded code from the memory card into the machine's flash memory.

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The bootloader is the software component that loads the operating system in a gadget.

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The bootloader is the software component that loads the operating system in a gadget.

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Basically, a bootloader is a segment of code that sits at the beginning of the microcontroller's program memory.

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But you also need something called a "bootloader," so the iPod knows how to run this new software.

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I read somewhere how GRUB thinks itself is a better "bootloader" than Window's, and would be the default bootloader for the computer.

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With iPlus you have an option to go back to 4.6 bootloader which is probably required to shield against future firmware updates from Apple.

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A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as

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Apple's complaint is that the "jailbreak" uses a modified Apple-written bootloader.

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