.TH installboot "8" "July 2004" "installboot" 
.SH NAME
installboot - Install a CFE boot loader 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B installboot
[\fB-bootsect\fP \fIsector offset\fR] [-\fBbootcode\fP \fIsector offset\fR] [\fB-v\fP] [\fB-EB\fP] [\fB-EL\fP] \fIbootloaderfile.bin\fR \fIdevicefile\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBinstallboot\fP installs a bootblock on a disk. Typically, \fBinstallboot\fP is used to install sibyl or other OS bootloaders. The binary \fIbootloaderfile.bin\fR will be written to disk as the bootloader. It should be a raw binary (not an ELF file) located to run in CFE's boot area at address 0x20000000. The \fIdevicefile\fR specifies the device the bootblock and bootloader will be written.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-bootsect\fP \fIsector offset\fR
Specifies that the boot sector will be placed on sector \fIsector offset\fR.

.TP
-\fBbootcode\fP \fIsector offset\fR
Specifies that the boot program itself will be placed on sectors starting at \fIsector offset\fR. The boot sector will point to this sector.

.TP
\fB-v\fP
Verbose output.

.TP
\fB-EB\fP
Assume target is big endian.

.TP
\fB-EL\fP
Assume target is little endian.

.SH FILES
/usr/lib/sibyl/sibyl.bin
.SH AUTHORS
Broadcom Corporation