abootimg(1)

abootimg1

Manipulate android boot images.

Usage

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>]

Overview

Tool to read/write/update android boot images

Options

-i

print boot imgage information

-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

Releases

7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7–12
  2. 13

From abootimg 0.6-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.