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
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Type of the file system to create on the virtual disk. Choices are: ext2, minix or msdos [default is ext2]
-t TYPE
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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!
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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 <[email protected]>.
Copyright © 2001,2002 Robert Millan <[email protected]> for the GNU port. GPLed.
Copyright © 2001 Thierry Laronde <[email protected]>.
Copyright © 2001,2002 Robert Millan <[email protected]> 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.