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.\" -*- nroff -*-
.TH FLASH-KERNEL 8
.SH NAME
flash-kernel \- put kernel and initramfs in boot location
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B flash-kernel [--supported] [kvers]
.SH DESCRIPTION
flash-kernel is a script which will put the kernel and initramfs in
the boot location of embedded devices that don't load the kernel and
initramfs directly from /boot. flash-kernel supports devices that
boot from flash memory (hence the name) as well as some devices that
require a special boot image on the disk.
.P
Optionally, it can be passed a version of the kernel to flash; only
the highest version will be flashed and other versions will be
ignored. Kernel and initrd are read from /boot.
.P
Prior to flashing the kernel, a check is performed to verify that
the subarchitectures of the machine and the image to be flashed
match. Valid filenames for images to flash are suffixed with the
subarchitecture.
.P
If the \-\-supported option is used, flash\-kernel will test to see if
the hardware is supported, and return a true or false value.
.SH AUTHOR
Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
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