---
name: "reform-emmc-bootstrap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "reform-tools"
version: "1.71-2+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/reform-emmc-bootstrap"
---

# reform-emmc-bootstrap(1)

set up /boot on emmc for / on nvme

## NAME

reform-emmc-bootstrap - set up /boot on emmc for / on nvme

## SYNOPSIS

**reform-emmc-bootstrap** \[*--help*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Set up eMMC with a */boot* partition which loads the OS from the SSD. This tool is usually run from a rescue system on an SD-card to migrate a system from one SoM to another. WARNING: this tool will erase the contents of your eMMC.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Display this help and exit.

This utility is not able to create a working */boot* partition on eMMC for arbitrary installations. It currently understands

-

  \- single partition on SSD with the rootfs - two partitions on SSD, one with the rootfs the other swap - the luks/lvm setup created by reform-setup-encrypted-disk