When Mint 20.2 MATE LiveDisc starts, the following menu appears and pauses.
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Welcome to Linux Mint 20.1 MATE 64-bit
Start Linux Mint
Start in compatibility mode
OEM install (for manufacturers)
Hardware Detection
Boot from local drive
Memory test
Press Tab to edit options
If, the fifth menu item "Boot from local drive" is selected and Tab is pressed, then the following command line appears.
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> .com32 chain.c32 hd0
There are three major boot loaders, GRUB, SysLinux and LILO. I assume that these three loaders are mutually exclusive. Hence, I guess that, if SysLinux is used, then GRUB cannot be there.
The fifth menu item "Boot from local drive" invokes the SysLinux boot loader. Because a menu item invokes the SysLinux boot loader, I wonder if this entire menu is displayed and controlled by SysLinux (instead of GRUB). Is this entire Welcome menu displayed and controlled by SysLinux? Then, this Welcome menu would be a SysLinux menu but not a GRUB menu. Correct me if I am wrong.
Furthermore, can this menu be called a "boot menu"? Especially when one is not sure whether GRUB or SysLinux, then the term "boot menu" is more appropriate, is it not?
By the way, if the first menu item "Start Linux Mint" is selected and Tab is pressed, then the following command appears.
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/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/linuxmint.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
Thank you in advance.