---
name: "mkbimage"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "grub"
version: "0.97-27etch1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkbimage"
---

# mkbimage(1)

manual page for $Id: mkbimage,v 1.10 2002/01/01 15:24:27 tlaronde Exp $

## 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.