GRUB-MKIMAGE
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: Wed Feb 26 2014
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NAME
grub-mkimage --- Make a bootable GRUB image.
SYNOPSIS
grub-mkimage [-c | --config=FILE
] [-C | --compression=(xz,
none,
auto)]
-
[-d | --directory=DIR] [-k | --pubkey=FILE]
-
[-m | --memdisk=FILE] [-n | --note] [-o | --output=FILE]
-
[-O | --format=FORMAT] [-p | --prefix=DIR]
-
[-v | --verbose] MODULES
DESCRIPTION
grub-mkimage builds a bootable image of GRUB.
OPTIONS
- --config=FILE
-
Embed FILE as the image's initial configuration file.
- --compression=(xz,none,auto)
-
Use one of xz, none, or auto as the compression method for the core image.
- --directory=DIR
-
Use images and modules from DIR. The default value is /usr/lib/grub/<platform>.
- --pubkey=FILE
-
Embed the public key FILE for signature checking.
- --memdisk=FILE
-
Embed the memdisk image FILE. If no -p option is also specified, this implies -p (memdisk)/boot/grub.
- --note
-
Add a CHRP NOTE section. This option is only valid on IEEE1275 platforms.
- --output=FILE
-
Write the generated file to FILE. The default is to write to standard output.
- --format=FORMAT
-
Generate an image in the specified FORMAT. Valid values are:
-
-
i386-coreboot,
i386-multiboot,
i386-pc,
i386-pc-pxe,
i386-efi,
i386-ieee1275,
i386-qemu,
x86_64-efi,
mipsel-yeeloong-flash,
mipsel-fuloong2f-flash,
mipself-loongson-elf,
powerpc-ieee1275,
sparc64-ieee1275-raw,
sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,
sparc64-ieee1275-aout,
ia64-efi,
mips-arc,
mipsel-arc,
mipsel-qemu_mips-elf,
mips-qemu_mips-flash,
mipsel-qemu_mips-flash,
mips-qemu_mips-elf
- --prefix=DIR
-
Set prefix directory. The default value is /boot/grub.
- --verbose
-
Print verbose messages.
- MODULES
-
Include MODULES.
SEE ALSO
info grub