this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2025
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[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 37 points 4 months ago (4 children)
[–] franzbroetchen@feddit.org 55 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, its the "Tesco Bootloader™", duh 🙄

[–] enbee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago

Sad that folks don’t know about the glory of the Tesco Booter

[–] Laser@feddit.org 10 points 4 months ago

I love the idea that they have a complete technology stack from silicon to every application they run and we just happened to catch a glimpse into the bootloader layer of it.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

Ventoy uses grub, so both correct

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 months ago

I could entirely see a british company reinventing the wheel (badly) with their own bootloader.

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

Looks like it

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you see the Tesco bootloader and you’re not an employee you will die.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago

In 7 days like The Ring or right away like those memetic kill things from SCP lore?

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

brb ringing the helpline to see what they say

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you didnt update us

what did they say

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

It's not Tesco support any more. It's a car wash.

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Tesco's Finest ventoy theme

[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] dan69@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Uh it’s um..Tesco Value Bootloader