---
name: "isomarkboot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aboot-cross"
version: "1.0~pre20040408-4"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/isomarkboot"
---

# isomarkboot(1)

Create bootable CD-ROMs for Linux/Alpha systems.

## NAME

isomarkboot - Create bootable CD-ROMs for Linux/Alpha systems.

## SYNOPSIS

**isomarkboot** **/dev/xxx** **path/to/bootlx** \[ **path/to/root.bin** \]

## COPYRIGHT

**isomarkboot** is Copyright (C) 1996 David Mosberger-Tang

## DESCRIPTIONS

**isomarkboot** enables ISO images created with [**mkisofs**(8)](/mkisofs/8.md) or retrieved from the net to be booted on Linux/Alpha systems.

First you have to prepare your ISO image and mount it loopback on */dev/xxx* (typically */dev/loop0*) (see [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md) for details).

Next you need to locate the aboot-loader (called *bootlx*) and the RAM-disk image containing the root file system (the latter is optional but usually sensible to specify) which is often called  *root.bin* within your ISO image.

Finally enable the image to be booted:

**isomarkboot** */dev/xxx path/to/bootlx path/to/root.bin*

A typical location of *bootlx* on the disk image is *boot/bootlx*. The paths of *bootlx* and *root.bin* are relative to the root of the image. If your image is not mounted you have to replace */dev/xxx* with the path to the image.

Finally you have to burn the CD using e.g. **xcdroast** after unmounting the image.

## BUGS

**isomarkboot** is not heavily tested on architectures other than Linux/Alpha, though it compiles (with slight patches). Please report bugs if you experience them.

## NOTES

**isomarkboot** is capable of handling symlinks within the image.

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann \<debian@helgefjell.de\> for the Debian GNU/Linux project but may be used by others.

## SEE ALSO

**aboot**(8), [**mkisofs**(8)](/mkisofs/8.md)