Multiboot Specification

This file documents Multiboot Specification, the proposal for the boot sequence standard. This edition documents version 0.6.90.

1. Motivation
2. Terminology
3. Scope and requirements
4. Details
5. Examples
Index

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Scope and Requirements

3.1 Architecture
3.2 Operating systems
3.3 Boot sources
3.4 Boot-time configuration
3.5 Convenience to the operating system
3.6 Boot modules

Details

4.1 OS image format
4.2 Machine state
4.3 Boot information format

Examples

5.1 Notes on PC
5.2 BIOS device mapping techniques
5.3 Example OS code
5.4 Example boot loader code