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BootX is a graphical bootloader developed by Benjamin Herrenschmidt, which runs as an application or an extension to Mac OS 8 and 9 that allows Old World Apple computers to dualboot Linux. [1] [2]
BootX requires a Linux kernel and compressed ramdisk image be available in the Mac's system folder. [3] It will automatically pick which partition becomes the root partition. [4]
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BootX is a graphical bootloader developed by Benjamin Herrenschmidt, which runs as an application or an extension to Mac OS 8 and 9 that allows Old World Apple computers to dualboot Linux. [1] [2]
BootX requires a Linux kernel and compressed ramdisk image be available in the Mac's system folder. [3] It will automatically pick which partition becomes the root partition. [4]