NAME¶
flash-kernel - put kernel and initramfs in boot location
SYNOPSIS¶
flash-kernel [--supported] [kvers]
DESCRIPTION¶
flash-kernel is a script which will put the kernel and initramfs in the boot
location of embedded devices that don't load the kernel and initramfs directly
from /boot. flash-kernel supports devices that boot from flash memory (hence
the name) as well as some devices that require a special boot image on the
disk.
Optionally, it can be passed a version of the kernel to flash; only the highest
version will be flashed and other versions will be ignored. Kernel and initrd
are read from /boot.
Prior to flashing the kernel, a check is performed to verify that the
subarchitectures of the machine and the image to be flashed match. Valid
filenames for images to flash are suffixed with the subarchitecture.
If the --supported option is used, flash-kernel will test to see if the hardware
is supported, and return a true or false value.
AUTHOR¶
Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>