<s>
The	O
Syslinux	B-Application
Project	O
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
boot	B-Operating_System
loaders	I-Operating_System
for	O
starting	O
up	O
Linux	B-Application
distros	I-Application
on	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Syslinux	B-Application
Project	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
boot	B-Operating_System
loaders	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
SYSLINUX	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
for	O
rescue	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
live	O
USBs	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
lightweight	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISOLINUX	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
for	O
live	O
CDs	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
installation	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SYSLINUX	B-Application
bootloader	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
multiple	O
distributions	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
source	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
USB	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minor	O
complication	O
is	O
involved	O
when	O
booting	B-Operating_System
from	O
compact	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
El	B-Device
Torito	I-Device
standard	I-Device
allows	O
booting	B-Operating_System
in	O
two	O
different	O
modes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
emulation	O
Requires	O
storing	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
information	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISOLINUX	B-Application
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floppy	B-Device
emulation	O
Requires	O
storing	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
information	O
in	O
a	O
disk	B-Application
image	I-Application
file	O
suitable	O
for	O
emulating	O
a	O
FAT-formatted	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SYSLINUX	B-Application
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
have	O
this	O
choice	O
is	O
sometimes	O
useful	O
,	O
since	O
ISOLINUX	B-Application
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
that	O
reason	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
handy	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
using	O
SYSLINUX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
ISOLINUX	B-Application
versions	O
support	O
creation	O
of	O
so-called	O
"	O
hybrid	O
ISO	O
"	O
images	O
,	O
that	O
put	O
both	O
the	O
El	B-Device
Torito	I-Device
boot	B-Operating_System
record	O
of	O
the	O
compact	O
discs	O
and	O
the	O
master	B-Device
boot	I-Device
record	I-Device
of	O
hard	B-Device
disks	I-Device
into	O
an	O
ISO	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PXELINUX	B-Application
is	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
PXE-compliant	O
ROM	B-Device
on	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
(	O
NIC	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
receiving	O
a	O
bootstrap	B-Operating_System
program	I-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bootstrap	B-Operating_System
program	I-Operating_System
loads	O
and	O
configures	O
an	O
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
that	O
puts	O
the	O
user	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
PXELINUX	B-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
performing	O
Linux	B-Application
installations	O
from	O
a	O
central	O
network	O
server	O
or	O
for	O
booting	B-Operating_System
diskless	B-Device
workstations	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EXTLINUX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
LILO	B-Application
or	O
GRUB	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Syslinux	B-Application
4	O
,	O
EXTLINUX	B-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
handling	O
Btrfs	B-Operating_System
,	O
FAT	B-Application
,	O
NTFS	B-Application
,	O
UFS/UFS2	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
XFS	B-Application
filesystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SYSLINUX	B-Application
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
COMBOOT	O
modules	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
or	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
3.74	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Syslinux	B-Application
project	O
hosts	O
the	O
Hardware	O
Detection	O
Tool	O
(	O
HDT	O
)	O
project	O
,	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tool	O
is	O
a	O
32-bit	O
module	O
that	O
displays	O
low-level	O
information	O
for	O
any	O
IA-32	B-Device
–	O
compatible	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDT	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
bootable	B-Operating_System
ISO	O
and	O
a	O
2.88MB	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
image	O
.	O
</s>
