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>