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188 lines
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.TH MKIMAGE 1 "2010-05-16"
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.SH NAME
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mkimage \- Generate image for U-Boot
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mkimage
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.RB "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-f [" "image tree source file" "]" " [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-F [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " (legacy mode)"
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The
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.B mkimage
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command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader.
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These images can contain the linux kernel, device tree blob, root file
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system image, firmware images etc., either separate or combined.
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.B mkimage
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supports two different formats:
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The old
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.I legacy image
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format concatenates the individual parts (for example, kernel image,
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device tree blob and ramdisk image) and adds a 64 bytes header
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containing information about target architecture, operating system,
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image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums,
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etc.
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The new
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.I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format
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allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also
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enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums. It also
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supports verified boot.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.B List image information:
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.TP
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.BI "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"
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mkimage lists the information contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image.
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.P
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.B Create old legacy image:
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.TP
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.BI "\-A [" "architecture" "]"
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Set architecture. Pass \-h as the architecture to see the list of supported architectures.
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.TP
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.BI "\-O [" "os" "]"
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Set operating system. bootm command of u-boot changes boot method by os type.
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Pass \-h as the OS to see the list of supported OS.
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.TP
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.BI "\-T [" "image type" "]"
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Set image type.
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Pass \-h as the image to see the list of supported image type.
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.TP
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.BI "\-C [" "compression type" "]"
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Set compression type.
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Pass \-h as the compression to see the list of supported compression type.
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.TP
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.BI "\-a [" "load addess" "]"
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Set load address with a hex number.
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.TP
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.BI "\-e [" "entry point" "]"
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Set entry point with a hex number.
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.TP
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.BI "\-l"
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List the contents of an image.
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.TP
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.BI "\-n [" "image name" "]"
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Set image name to 'image name'.
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.TP
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.BI "\-d [" "image data file" "]"
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Use image data from 'image data file'.
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.TP
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.BI "\-x"
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Set XIP (execute in place) flag.
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.P
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.B Create FIT image:
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.TP
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.BI "\-c [" "comment" "]"
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Specifies a comment to be added when signing. This is typically a useful
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message which describes how the image was signed or some other useful
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information.
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.TP
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.BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]"
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Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to
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create the image.
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.TP
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.BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" "]"
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Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the
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FIT image.
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.TP
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.BI "\-F"
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Indicates that an existing FIT image should be modified. No dtc
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compilation is performed and the \-f flag should not be given.
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This can be used to sign images with additional keys after initial image
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creation.
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.TP
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.BI "\-k [" "key_directory" "]"
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Specifies the directory containing keys to use for signing. This directory
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should contain a private key file <name>.key for use with signing and a
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certificate <name>.crt (containing the public key) for use with verification.
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.TP
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.BI "\-K [" "key_destination" "]"
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Specifies a compiled device tree binary file (typically .dtb) to write
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public key information into. When a private key is used to sign an image,
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the corresponding public key is written into this file for for run-time
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verification. Typically the file here is the device tree binary used by
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CONFIG_OF_CONTROL in U-Boot.
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.TP
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.BI "\-r
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Specifies that keys used to sign the FIT are required. This means that they
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must be verified for the image to boot. Without this option, the verification
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will be optional (useful for testing but not for release).
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.SH EXAMPLES
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List image information:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -l uImage
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.fi
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.P
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Create legacy image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -A powerpc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \\\\
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.br
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.B -a 0 -e 0 -n Linux -d vmlinux.gz uImage
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.fi
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.P
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Create FIT image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f kernel.its kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Create FIT image with compressed kernel and sign it with keys in the
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/public/signing-keys directory. Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb,
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skipping those for which keys cannot be found. Also add a comment.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f kernel.its -k /public/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
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.br
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.B -c "Kernel 3.8 image for production devices" kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Update an existing FIT image, signing it with additional keys.
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Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb. This will resign all images
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with keys that are available in the new directory. Images that request signing
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with unavailable keys are skipped.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -F -k /secret/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
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.br
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.B -c "Kernel 3.8 image for production devices" kernel.itb
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.fi
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.SH HOMEPAGE
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http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome
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.PP
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.SH AUTHOR
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This manual page was written by Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
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and Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>. It was updated for image signing by
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Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>.
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