As for some distribution, a mkimage command is made a package. However, there was not manual of mkimage. This provides manual of mkimage.
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diff --git a/tools/mkimage.1 b/tools/mkimage.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b540c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/mkimage.1 @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +.TH MKIMAGE 1 "2009-02-06" + +.SH NAME +mkimage - generate kernel image for U-Boot +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B mkimage +.RB [\fIoptions\fP] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B mkimage +can also be used to create ramdisk images for use with U-Boot, either +separated from the Linux kernel image, or combined into one file. +mkimage encapsulates the images with a 64 byte header containing information +about target architecture, operating system, image type, compression method, +entry points, time stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc. + +.SH "MKIMAGE OPTIONS" + +.TP +.BI "-l [" "uimage file name" "]" +mkimage lists the information contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image. + +.TP +.BI "-A [" "architecture" "]" +Set architecture. +You can set the following architecture. +.br +\fBalpha\fR, +\fBarm\fR, +\fBx86\fR, +\fBia64\fR, +\fBm68k\fR, +\fBmicroblaze\fR, +\fBmips\fR, +\fBmips64\fR, +\fBppc\fR, +\fBs390\fR, +\fBsh\fR, +\fBsparc\fR, +\fBsparc64\fR. + +.TP +.BI "-O [" "os" "]" +Set operating system. bootm command of u-boot changes boot method by os type. +.br +You can set the following OS. +.br +\fB4_4bsd\fR, +\fBartos\fR, +\fBdell\fR, +\fBesix\fR, +\fBfreebsd\fR, +\fBirix\fR, +\fBlinux\fR, +\fBlynxos\fR, +\fBncr\fR, +\fBnetbsd\fR, +\fBopenbsd\fR, +\fBpsos\fR, +\fBqnx\fR, +\fBrtems\fR, +\fBsco\fR, +\fBsolaris\fR, +\fBsvr4\fR, +\fBuboot\fR, +\fBvxworks\fR. +.br + +.TP +.BI "-T [" "image type" "]" +Set image type. +.br +You can set the following type. +.br +bootm and autoscr command of u-boot check this type. +.br +\fBfilesystem\fR, +\fBfirmware\fR, +\fBkernel\fR, +\fBmulti\fR, +\fBramdisk\fR, +\fBscript\fR, +\fBstandalone\fR. +.br + +.TP +.BI "-C [" "compression type" "]" +Set compression type. +.br +You can set the following type. +.br +\fBnone\fR, +\fBbzip2\fR, +\fBgzip\fR. + +.TP +.BI "-a [" "load addess" "]" +Set load address by hex digit. + +.TP +.BI "-e [" "entry point" "]" +Set entry point by hex digit. + +.TP +.BI "-n [" "image name" "]" +Set image name. + +.TP +.BI "-d [" "image data file" "]" +See image data file. + +.TP +.BI "-x" +Set XIP (execute in place) flag. + +.SH HOMEPAGE +http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome +.PP +.SH AUTHOR +This manual page was written by Nobuhiro Iwamatsu iwamatsu@nigauri.org, +for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). + +Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document +under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later +version published by the Free Software Foundation.