CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader
CloverBootloader
CloverBootloader is a UEFI-compliant boot loader designed to initialize hardware and launch multiple operating systems across various platforms. Its primary purpose is to enable the booting of operating systems on unsupported hardware through system identity spoofing and hardware emulation.
The project specializes in hardware compatibility patching by modifying ACPI tables, faking hardware IDs, and patching binary kernels or extensions in memory during the boot process. It provides capabilities to inject kernel extensions and spoof system parameters, such as product names and serial numbers, to mask a device as a specific hardware model.
The software includes a configurable graphical user interface for managing boot entries, timeouts, and default volumes. It also covers graphics and display management through VBIOS memory patching and EDID data injection, alongside diagnostic tools for exporting hardware tables and auditing the boot sequence.
Features
- EFI Boot Loaders - Functions as a UEFI-compliant boot loader that initializes hardware and launches multiple operating systems.
- Hardware Compatibility Spoofers - Overrides hardware identifiers and patches ACPI tables to enable operating system support for non-native hardware.
- ACPI Table Injection Tools - Provides utilities to modify ACPI hardware description tables in memory to ensure operating system compatibility.
- Firmware Boot Interfaces - Provides a firmware-based interface to initialize hardware and launch various operating systems.
- Hardware ID Spoofing - Alters device and vendor identifiers at the boot level to ensure compatibility with available drivers.
- Hardware ID Masking - Changes device and vendor identifiers for hardware components to ensure compatibility with system drivers.
- Kernel Extension Loaders - Implements utilities to dynamically inject custom kernel extensions during the boot process for hardware support.
- In-Memory Binary Patching - Implements in-memory binary patching of kernel extensions to resolve hardware compatibility issues during boot.
- macOS Hardware Compatibility Layers - Employs drivers and patches to enable macOS to support hardware not natively recognized by Apple.
- Multi-Boot Managers - Implements a multi-boot manager for selecting and launching several different operating systems from one device.
- Hardware Identity Spoofing - Masks a device as a specific hardware model by modifying system parameters like product names and serial numbers.
- Kernel Function Patching - Modifies binary data within the kernel or extensions on-the-fly to resolve hardware compatibility issues.
- VBIOS Patching - Loads custom video ROMs and patches memory to enable high-resolution graphics during the pre-boot phase.
- VBIOS Configuration - Loads custom video ROMs and patches memory to enable higher screen resolutions during the boot process.
- EDID Injection Utilities - Injects custom monitor identification data into system memory to force specific display resolutions.
- Boot Menu Configurators - Ships a configurable graphical user interface for selecting and managing operating system boot options.
- Boot Entry Editors - Provides a way to define custom paths and labels for operating systems in the boot selection menu.
- Boot Sequence Tracing - Analyzes the execution flow and generates detailed logs of the boot sequence to diagnose startup failures.
- Boot Menu Asset Customizers - Provides tools for generating and replacing graphical assets, fonts, and themes in system boot menus.
- UEFI Boot Asset Customizers - Allows replacing graphical images and logos specifically within the UEFI firmware boot process.
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