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		gmueckl 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Linux Boot Process: From Power Button to Kerne... This is old school BIOS boot. EFI bootloaders work very differently.

okanat 5 months ago [–]

and with GRUB running under UEFI, it actually uses UEFI load procedures instead of fumbling with 16-bit CS, DS, SS registers

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