NAME

       mkelfImage - make an elf network bootable image for linux

SYNOPSIS

       mkelfImage   [--command-line=command   line]  [--kernel=path  to  vmlinux]  [--ramdisk=path  to  ramdisk]
       [--output=file] [--ramdisk-base=<start addr>]

DESCRIPTION

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

BUGS

       Not all kernel parameters can be passed with  the  multiboot  image  format.   ip  configuration  is  not
       automatically passed to a node.  The ramdisk base is hard coded to 8MB by default.  This man page need to
       be updated.

SEE ALSO

       The kexec kernel patch.  LinuxBIOS.  Etherboot.  The multiboot standard.

COPYRIGHT

       mkelfImage is under the GNU Public License version 2

AUTHOR

       Eric Biederman <ebiederman@lnxi.com>

3rd Berkeley Distribution                         RELEASE_DATE                                     MKELFIMAGE(8)