Linux: We've shown you how to clean up your messy boot menu in Ubuntu, but if you don't want to remove old kernels entirely, free program Grub Customizer will clean up your boot menu in no time. Clean ...

When it comes to bootloaders for Linux systems, two popular options are Grub and Systemd-boot. Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, making the choice between them dependent on ...

Planning ahead to multi-boot Windows and Linux distributions is the way to do it, but what if you end up erasing your boot menu and losing access to Linux? The FOSSwire blog has you covered. The ...

In the last couple of days I’ve probably learned more than I ever wanted to know about BCDs, MBRs, boot sectors, boot menus, lilo, Wubi, and grub. When I complained that Windows 7 had trashed my grub ...

Because of my multi-boot setup, and the fact that I am more or less continually reloading one distribution or another, I've had to look a bit deeper into setting up and configuring GRUB recently. Here ...

In the first article of this series, I explained the fundamentals behind the Libreboot free software BIOS project and why you might want to replace your BIOS with it. I followed up by describing how ...

I have a tri-boot system going that I just installed. I installed windows 2000 pro first, than windows xp pro than redhat 9 last. i had the grub menu working fine to select the os but than i had a xp ...

Quite a few boot managers are available. Of course, Linux uses LILO, FreeBSD installs BootEasy, and you can also use OS-BS, payware like System Commander and other boot managers that ship with ...

I have a laptop with 2 harddrives, and I have Ubuntu 9.10 on the primary, and Zephyroth OSX on the other. I downgraded to Grub from Grub 2 by following the directions precisely here. <BR><BR>However ...

In the continuing saga of setting up my new quad-core box, I’m about halfway down my page-long checklist of tasks. Most of the tasks involve installing software on Vista, but there are a few items ...