Das U-Boot

What is Das U-Boot?

The Universal Bootloader, commonly referred to as U-Boot, is an open-source primary bootloader designed for a wide range of embedded systems. Applicable across various computer architectures, including PPC, ARM, MIPS, x86, m68k, NIOS, Microblaze, ARC, and RISC-V, U-Boot is published under the GNU GPL-2.0 license, enabling extensive customization and community contributions. As a foundational component, U-Boot plays a crucial role in the boot process, ensuring the smooth initialization and loading of operating systems and applications on embedded devices

Highlights

• Supports a diverse range of computer architectures, including PPC, ARM, MIPS, x86, m68k, NIOS, Microblaze, ARC, and RISC-V
• Open-source and published under the GNU GPL-2.0 license, enabling customization and community contributions
• Serves as the primary bootloader for embedded systems, responsible for initializing and loading operating systems and applications
• Facilitates the boot process on a broad spectrum of embedded devices