Bootloader

A bootloader is a program that will fire up your kernel when you start the system. Depending on the architecture of the machine, several bootloaders are available:


 * grub: Also known as GRUB Legacy. Gentoo's default bootloader on x86 and amd64.
 * grub2: Reworked version of GRUB.
 * syslinux: A collection of simple bootloaders for various purposes.
 * lilo: A simple boot loader with some advantages over grub and grub2
 * EFI stub kernel: Using the (U)EFI firmware to function as bootloader.