MKBOOT(8)

NAME
mkboot - makes a bootdisk

SYNOPSYS
mkboot [-r rootpartition] [-i] [kernel]

DESCRIPTION

mkboot makes a bootdisk.

By default the bootdisk will use the kernel /vmlinuz and the current root partition. Use the -r option to specify a different parition, and provide the new kernel file directly to specify a different kernel.

If invoked with the -i option, it tries to make a Debian GNU/Linux system bootable after a new kernel was installed by /sbin/installkernel. If ELILO is installed, it runs /usr/sbin/elilo. If GRUB is installed, it does nothing. If LILO is in use, it runs /sbin/lilo. Otherwise, mkboot will make a new bootdisk.

BUGS

mkboot only works on i386 and ia64. Patches to correct this deficiency are welcome.

SEE ALSO
installkernel(8), lilo(8), grub(8)