mkbimage(1)
NAME
- mkbimage - manual page for $Id: mkbimage,v 1.10 2002/01/01
- 15:24:27 tlaronde Exp $
SYNOPSIS
mkbimage [-hVF] [-t TYPE] [-d DIRECTORY] [-s FS_TYPE] -f TAR_FILE
DESCRIPTION
Make a Bootable IMAGE using GRUB as a bootloader
OPTIONS
Actions: -d DIRECTORY [default CWD]
- Directory where the boot.image and the partition
- subdirectories are/will be created
- -f TAR_FILE
Name of the tar file containing the filesystem to- install. Can be a pure tar file [.tar] or a compressed tar file
- [.tar.gz|.tar.bz2]
- -s FS_TYPE
Type of the file system to create on the virtual- disk. Choices are: ext2, minix or msdos [default is ext2]
- -t TYPE
Type of the image to create. Choices are '1.20',- '1.44', '1.60', '1.68', '1.74', '2.88' or 'hd' [default is hd]
- -F
Force to set the set_dpt flag (unnecessary 99% of- the time! Be careful!
- Informations: -D turn Debugging on [xtrace] -h
- display this Help and exit -V display Version information and
- exit
AUTHOR
- Written by Thierry Laronde. Port to the GNU system by
- Robert Millan.
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright © 2001 Thierry Laronde <tlaronde@polynum.org>.
Copyright © 2001,2002 Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es> - for the GNU port. GPLed.
- Copyright © 2001 Thierry Laronde <tlaronde@polynum.org>.
Copyright © 2001,2002 Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es> - for the GNU port.
- This is free software under the GPL version 2 or later;
- see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty, not
- even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- $Id: mkbimage,v 1.10 2002/01/01 1Februaryt2003nde Exp $