grub2-mkimage (1) Linux Manual Page
grub-mkimage — Make a bootable GRUB image.
Synopsis
grub-mkimage [-c | –config=FILE] [-C | –compression=(xz,none,auto)]- [-d | –directory=DIR] [-k | –pubkey=FILE]
- [-m | –memdisk=FILE] [-n | –note] [-o | –output=FILE]
- [-O | –format=FORMAT] [-p | –prefix=DIR]
- [-v | –verbose] MODULES
Description
grub-mkimage builds a bootable image of GRUB.Options
- –config=FILE
- Embed FILE as the image’s initial configuration file.
- –compression=(xz,none,auto)
- Use one of xz, none, or auto as the compression method for the core image.
- –directory=DIR
- Use images and modules from DIR. The default value is /usr/lib/grub/<platform>.
- –pubkey=FILE
- Embed the public key FILE for signature checking.
- –memdisk=FILE
- Embed the memdisk image FILE. If no -p option is also specified, this implies -p (memdisk)/boot/grub.
- –note
- Add a CHRP NOTE section. This option is only valid on IEEE1275 platforms.
- –output=FILE
- Write the generated file to FILE. The default is to write to standard output.
- –format=FORMAT
- Generate an image in the specified FORMAT. Valid values are:
- i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-pc-pxe, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, mipsel-yeeloong-flash, mipsel-fuloong2f-flash, mipself-loongson-elf, powerpc-ieee1275, sparc64-ieee1275-raw, sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore, sparc64-ieee1275-aout, ia64-efi, mips-arc, mipsel-arc, mipsel-qemu_mips-elf, mips-qemu_mips-flash, mipsel-qemu_mips-flash, mips-qemu_mips-elf
- –prefix=DIR
- Set prefix directory. The default value is /boot/grub.
- –verbose
- Print verbose messages.
- MODULES
- Include MODULES.