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>