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CBOOTIMAGE(1) General Commands Manual CBOOTIMAGE(1)

NAME

cbootimage — Tegra BCT and bootable flash image generator/compiler

SYNOPSIS

cbootimage [options] configfile [inputimage] outputimage

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the cbootimage command.
cbootimage is used to generate flashable bootimages for Tegra devices. It requires a config file and an output filename. The config file contains information about the boot config table (BCT) and the bootloader. The BCT can be created using bct_dump (1). The bootloader is typicly uboot. You can find examples of the config file in the "SEE ALSO" section.

OPTIONS

-h, --help, -?
Display help message.
-d, --debug
Output debugging information.
-gbct
Generate the new bct file.
-o<ODM_DATA>
Specify the odm_data(in hex).
-t, --tegra NN
Select target device. Must be one of: 20, 30, 114, 124. Default: 20. This option is deprecated
-s, --soc NN
Select target device. Must be one of: tegra20, tegra30, tegra114, tegra124. Default: tegra20.
-u, --update
Copy input image data and update bct configs into new image file.
configfile
File with configuration information.
inputimage
Input image name. This is required if -u|--update option is used.
outputimage
Output image name.

SEE ALSO

bct_dump(1), tegrarcm(1).
Internet resource for NVIDIA Tegra public application notes (link to URL http://http.download.nvidia.com/tegra-public-appnotes/flashing-tools.html)
Examples for config files (link to URL https://github.com/NVIDIA/cbootimage-configs)

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Marc Dietrich (marvin24@gmx.de) for the Debian system (and 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.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.