https://www.ozbem.com/tags/tech/linux/Recent content in Linux on OzbemHugo -- gohugo.ioeninfo@ozbem.com (ebeem)info@ozbem.com (ebeem)© 2026 ebeemTue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/linux/bootloader/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000info@ozbem.com (ebeem)https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/linux/bootloader/<div id="outline-container-headline-1" class="outline-2"> <h2 id="headline-1"> Introduction </h2> <div id="outline-text-headline-1" class="outline-text-2"> <p> Once the firmware finishes initializing the hardware, it hands the baton to the bootloader. The bootloader is a small program whose sole purpose is to load the Linux kernel and the initial RAM disk (<code class="verbatim">initramfs</code>) into memory and execute them.</p>https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/linux/firmware/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000info@ozbem.com (ebeem)https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/linux/firmware/<div id="outline-container-headline-1" class="outline-2"> <h2 id="headline-1"> Introduction </h2> <div id="outline-text-headline-1" class="outline-text-2"> <p> The firmware is the absolute bedrock of your system. Before Linux or any operating system can even think about running, the motherboard&#39;s firmware must wake up the hardware. It performs the Power-On Self Test (POST), initializes the CPU and RAM, and locates the drive containing your operating system.</p>