mkzimage_cmdline tool from CD

mkzimage_cmdline tool is used to hardcode the boot arguments in the compressed network boot kernel. This tool is provided as binary for ppc only, but you can easy compile your own version for i386 or AIX if you are using it as an installation server.

• You will find the tool on the first SUSE CD in the directory /ppc/netboot or after the installation in /lib/lilo/chrp/mkzimage_cmdline

• Example:

   
   mkzimage_cmdline  -a 1 -c -s "insmod=ibmveth hostip=10.10.10.12 netmask=255.255.255.0
   install=nfs://10.10.10.11/data/suse/sles9 autoyast=tftp://10.10.10.11/tftpboot/autoyast-P5.xml" install
  

• Help

   
   /lib/lilo/chrp/mkzimage_cmdline
   modify the built-in cmdline of a CHRP boot image
   /lib/lilo/chrp/mkzimage_cmdline filename
   work with zImage named 'filename'
   [-h] display this help
   [-v] display version
   [-a 0|1] disable/enable built-in cmdline
            overrides whatever is passed from OpenFirmware
   [-s STRING] store STRING in the boot image
   [-c] clear previous content before update
   no option will show the current settings in 'filename'