1MKELFIMAGE(8)               System Manager's Manual              MKELFIMAGE(8)
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NAME

6       mkelfImage - make an elf network bootable image for linux
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkelfImage [--command-line=command line] [--kernel=path to vmlinux]
10       [--ramdisk=path to ramdisk] [--output=file] [--ramdisk-base=<start
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DESCRIPTION

14       mkelfImage is a program that makes a elf boot image for linux kernel
15       images.  The image should work with any i386 multiboot compliant boot
16       loader, an ELF bootloader that passes no options, a loader compliant
17       with the linuxBIOS elf booting spec or with the linux kexec kernel
18       patch.  A key feature here is that nothing relies upon BIOS calls, but
19       they are made when necessary.  This is useful for systems running lin‐
20       uxbios.
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BUGS

23       Not all kernel parameters can be passed with the multiboot image for‐
24       mat.  ip configuration is not automatically passed to a node.  The
25       ramdisk base is hard coded to 8MB by default.  This man page need to be
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SEE ALSO

29       The kexec kernel patch.  LinuxBIOS.  Etherboot.  The multiboot stan‐
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33       mkelfImage is under the GNU Public License version 2
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AUTHOR

36       Eric Biederman <ebiederman@lnxi.com>
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