System Boot Loader

glucopy-glurestore is a set of scripts for copying and restoring a fully functional GNU/Linux (or other Unix-like) system. The glucopy script will back up all system content (system and user files), while the glurestore script will partition and format an identical system, restore the system... Platforms: *nix

SFS-KNOPPIX is a kind of KNOPPIX which boots form Internet with a cloop on SFS (Self-certifying File System). SFS-KNOPPIX requires small boot loader (20MB image) and offers full KNOPPIX functions, Autoconfig, etc. SFS-KNOPPIX makes possible to change a cloop file (root file system of KNOPPIX)... Platforms: *nix

Bootchart is a software for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in a PNG, SVG or EPS-encoded chart. The boot process is modified to start the boot... Platforms: *nix

Boot Timer is a small tool that lets you control the time it takes to start up Windows. It requires no installation, just double click on the runnable file and, each time you restart the PC, it shows you the time Windows dedicates to the different applications and windows. It doesn+t time how... Platforms: Windows

MirBSD originated as a patch set against OpenBSD-current, an ultra secure operating system and NetBSD derivate, and has since also incorporated changes from NetBSD, a 4.4BSD-derived ultra portable operating system. It features bugfixes, code removal for the sake of simplicity, and feature... Platforms: *nix

disktypes purpose of disktype is to detect the content format of a disk or disk image. It knows about common file systems, partition tables, and boot codes. The program is written in C and is designed to compile on any modern Unix flavour1. It is self-contained and in general works without... Platforms: *nix

Frankie Linux is a bootable CD containing the Linux desktop operating system for PC. Frankie Linux runs Linux directly from the CD without installing. All your available partitions and data storage devices (CD-ROM, USB storage devices, etc.) should be recognized at boot and should be mounted to... Platforms: *nix

Don't wait for a disaster to strike - get an instant data and system recovery kit today to ensure your protection! Rescue Kit professionally fixes boot problems as well as retrieves your data when your system fails to boot. It even rescues deleted partitions. All you need to do to achieve... Platforms: Windows

Free System Utilities is the 100% free software to maintain your Windows® PC. With 20 effective tools, clearly arranged in four different categories, you receive a powerful software suite to optimize performance, safety and comfort of your PC. The customizable "1 Click-Maintenance" tool will... Platforms: Windows

Splashy is a boot splash program that doesnt require patching the Linux kernel. Splashy project paints graphic images directly to framebuffers using libdirectfb. ----------------------------------------------------------------- VGA settings... Platforms: *nix

KolibriOS is an operating system for the PC, written in assembly, which is based on the source code of MenuetOS. It fits on a single floppy. Some of the features are: NTFS read support, AC97 player, drivers for Fat12/16/32/ISO9660, tcp/ip stack, network applications include ftp/http/mp3 servers,... Platforms: *nix

The cryptoswap package supports building an encrypted swap partition when a system boots. This must be necessary on systems that use encrypted filesystems because plaintext secrets may be written to disk when memory is swapped to disk. Cryptoswap.sh should be installed in /etc/init.d. During... Platforms: *nix

GRUB4DOS can boot off DOS / LINUX, or via Windows boot manager / syslinux / lilo, or from MBR / CD. It also has builtin BIOS disk emulation, ATAPI CDROM driver, etc. GRUB4DOS can be easily run via command-line so you can take it for a test drive to see what it's all about! Platforms: Windows

DiskCryptor is the only truly free solution, provided under GNU General Public License (GPLv3), which offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. The main criteria for open-source software is the availability of its source code under one of the open source licenses.... Platforms: Windows

CrystalDMI is a useful application that gets BIOS / System / Base Board / Processor / Memory Controller / Memory Module / Cache or Port Connector Information by DMI (Desktop management Interface). Features: · BIOS Information · System Information · Base Board Information · System Enclosure or... Platforms: Windows

Paragon Rescue Kit professionally fixes boot problems as well as retrieves your data when your system fails to boot. It even rescues deleted partitions. All, you need to do to achieve complete control over any situation is burn the software on your CD/DVD! Key features: - Worry-Free Data... Platforms: Windows, Edition 2005,Edition 2005

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. It gives you easy access to the EFI environment and serves as a hook for pre-boot applications. What's new in this version: This release supports the MacBook Air, hides the Apple Hardware Test entry in the... Platforms: Mac

flashrom is a utility for identifying, writing, reading, verifying and erasing flash chips. It's often used to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot/firmware images. IMPORTANT: If something went wrong during flashing, do NOT turn off/reboot your computer. Instead, let us help you recover. We can be contacted... Platforms: *nix

Clone2fs is a program that copies an ext2/ext3 file system to another volume or an image file. In case the destination is a volume, it must provide enough space to hold the entire file system. If the source is larger than the destination, you can use resize2fs from the e2fsprogs package to shrink... Platforms: *nix

Fedora LXDE Remix is a community remix of the Fedora 11 operating system with LXDE as the default desktop environment. It is a Live CD with LXDE as the default desktop environment. LXDE is a new light weight desktop environment. Refer to http://lxde.org/ for more details. This Live CD is only... Platforms: *nix