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Introduction
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This is the barebox user manual, which describes how to configure, compile
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and run barebox on embedded systems.
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barebox (just barebox, not *the* barebox) is a bootloader designed for
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embedded systems. It runs on a variety of architectures including
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x86, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC and others.
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barebox aims to be a versatile and flexible bootloader, not only for
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booting embedded Linux systems, but also for initial hardware bringup and
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development. barebox is highly configurable to be suitable as a full-featured
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development binary as well as for lean production systems.
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Just like busybox is the Swiss Army Knife for embedded Linux,
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barebox is the Swiss Army Knife for bare metal, hence the name.
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Feedback
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For sending patches, asking for help and giving general feedback you are
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always welcome to write an e-mail to the barebox mailing list. Most of the
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discussion of barebox takes place here:
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http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox/
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There's also an IRC channel:
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IRC: #barebox (Freenode)
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