Difference between revisions of "Firmware"
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See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware Wikipedia entry for firmware] | See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware Wikipedia entry for firmware] | ||
| − | One form of firmware is the [[Bootloader]] used to | + | One form of firmware is the [[Bootloader]] used to initialize the machine |
| + | and load additional software, such as the Linux kernel. | ||
Revision as of 01:50, 7 April 2009
Firmware is software that resides in non-volatile memory.
See the Wikipedia entry for firmware
One form of firmware is the Bootloader used to initialize the machine and load additional software, such as the Linux kernel.