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ABOOTIMG(1) General Commands Manual ABOOTIMG(1)

NAME

abootimg - manipulate Android Boot Images.

DESCRIPTION

Tool to read/write/update android boot images

SYNOPSIS

abootimg -i <bootimg>
abootimg -x <bootimg> [<bootimg.cfg> [<kernel> [<ramdisk> [<secondstage>]]]]
abootimg -u <bootimg> [-c "param=value"] [-f <bootimg.cfg>] [-k <kernel>] [-r <ramdisk>] [-s <secondstage>]
abootimg --create <bootimg> [-c "param=value"] [-f <bootimg.cfg>] -k <kernel> -r <ramdisk> [-s <secondstage>]

OPTIONS

-i
print boot imgage informations
-x
Extract a boot image
-u
Update a boot image
--create
Create a boot image

Options for extracting boot images

bootimg
Existing bootimage to use
bootimg.cfg
Name for the bootimg.cfg file, defaults to bootimg.cfg
kernel
Name for the kernel image, defaults to zImage
ramdisk
Name for the ramdisk image, defaults to initrd.img
secondstage
Name for the second-stage image, defaults to stage2.img

Options for updating and creating boot images

bootimg
Existing bootimage to use
-c param=value
Existing bootimage to use
-f <bootimg.cfg>
Update bootimg.cfg with the named file
-k <kernel>
Update kernel with the named file
-r <ramdisk>
Update ramdisk with the named file
-s <secondstage>
Update secondstage image with the named file