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diff --git a/tools/misc/mbootpack/README b/tools/misc/mbootpack/README deleted file mode 100644 index 07516529b4..0000000000 --- a/tools/misc/mbootpack/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ - -mbootpack ---------- - -This is a utility to take a multiboot kernel and modules and repackage -them in a form that a standard linux bootloader will be able to load them. -It statically allocates memory addresses based on a 'standard' PC memory -layout, and then saves the image of the loaded system, along with an -almost-standard linux bzImage header which takes care of the start-of-day -requirements of a multiboot kernel (setting up 32-bit protected mode, etc.) - -Example invocation, to package a xen VMM and xenlinux guest and initrd: - - mbootpack -o bzImage -m ./xenlinux -m ./initrd.img ./xen-image - -You can now boot the 'bzImage' file using your favourite linux bootloader. - -The kernel command line will be provided at boot time by the bootloader -(you can specify a kernel command-line using the '-c' flag, but it will -be overridden at boot time unledd the bootloder provides an entirely -empty command line). If you wan to override the command line for the -first module (i.e. domain 0 kernel in Xen) at boot time, append ' -- ' -and the module commadn line to the bootloader command line, e.g.: - - boot: bzImage com1=9600,8n1 console=com1 dom0_mem=49152 -- root=/dev/sda3 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8 - -Everything before the '--' is passed to the kernel (xen) as its command -line; everything after is passed to the first module (xenlinux). - -This is ALPHA code: there are execution paths which have *not* been -tested, though it works for loading the Xen hypervisor using GrUB, LILO -or SYSLINUX. Bug reports and patches are very welcome. - -Possible features for future versions (all look possible, if there's any -demand for them): - - - support for kernels that load below 1MB - - zImage-style compressed images - - sane error messgaes for insane load addresses - - support for the MULTIBOOT_VIDEO_MODE bit - - proper support for passing E820h memory-maps from bzImage - - -Tim Deegan <tjd21@cl.cam.ac.uk>, March 2005 - - - -License and attributions ------------------------- - -The bzImage header block was originally taken from the Linux kernel. -http://www.kernel.org/ - -Some parts of the Multiboot loader code are based on GNU GRUB. -mb_info.h and mb_header.h are taken from GNU GRUB. -http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ - -Bin2C was written by Nicolas Doualot; I tidied it a bit for a clean compile. -http://slubman.celeonet.fr/program.php?style=Default&project=bin2c - -All other code is copyright (C) 2003-2005 Tim Deegan (tjd21@cl.cam.ac.uk) - -mbootpack is distributed under the GNU General Public License: see "GPL" - -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or -(at your option) any later version. - -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -GNU General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA |