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Das U-Boot

Das U-Boot (subtitled "the Universal Boot Loader" and often shortened to U-Boot; see History for more about the name) is an open-source boot loader used in embedded devices to perform various low-level hardware initialization tasks and boot the device's operating system kernel. It is available for a number of computer architectures, including M68000…

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Available in
English
Developer
DENX Software Engineering
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Release
October 15, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-15)
Repository
source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot
Stable release
2026.04 / 6 April 2026

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Das U-Boot

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
Components1

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Das U-Boot

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Available in · 1
Das U-Boot → English
Developer · 1
Das U-Boot → DENX Software Engineering
License · 1
Das U-Boot → GPL-2.0-or-later
Release · 1
Das U-Boot → October 15, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-15)
Repository · 1
Das U-Boot → source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot
Stable release · 1
Das U-Boot → 2026.04 / 6 April 2026
Type · 1
Das U-Boot → Boot loader
Website · 1
Das U-Boot → u-boot-project.org
Written in · 1
Das U-Boot → C, Assembly

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Das U-BootAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Das U-BootDeveloperDENX Software Engineering1.00infobox
Das U-BootLicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
Das U-BootReleaseOctober 15, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-15)1.00infobox
Das U-BootRepositorysource.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot1.00infobox
Das U-BootStable release2026.04 / 6 April 20261.00infobox
Das U-BootTypeBoot loader1.00infobox
Das U-BootWebsiteu-boot-project.org1.00infobox
Das U-BootWritten inC, Assembly1.00infobox
the default boot commandinstance ofand are used to control U-Boot behavior0.80text
timeout before auto-bootinginstance ofand are used to control U-Boot behavior0.80text
as well as hardware data such as the Ethernet MAC addressinstance ofand are used to control U-Boot behavior0.80text

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