= Bootloader =
A bootloader is typically used in Embedded computers and is responsible for the following:
 * DRAM controller configuration
 * launching the Operating System. For Linux this means:
  * loading the kernel from storage media (flash, mmc, network, sata, etc)
  * loading the device-tree-blob (dtb) from storage media (for kernels and boards that use device-tree)
  * loading a ramdisk from storage media (optional - typically the kernel is passed parameters that instead will mount a rootfs)
 * enough low-level chip configuration necessary to do the above
 * any other early chip configuration necessary that may not handled by the Operating System

Gateworks uses the U-Boot Bootloader

See also:
 * [wiki:uboot U-Boot Bootloader]
 * [wiki:malibu/bootloader Malibu U-Boot Bootloader]
 * [wiki:venice/bootloader Venice U-Boot Bootloader]
 * [wiki:newport/bootloader Newport U-Boot Bootloader]
 * [wiki:ventana/bootloader Ventana U-Boot Bootloader]