X-Git-Url: https://wimlib.net/git/?p=wimlib;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmkwinpeimg.1.in;h=ee47350eb5dbdb83171220008a5d934c23dbc579;hp=0db9d6e0f6ac9df6f1c8eb17e7f0526c71dc23d4;hb=e510d33bc53ca66de7737d49b8086532bac2e4f7;hpb=fec65d853bbcfdb4639d8446db8d3c681c7ae00d diff --git a/doc/mkwinpeimg.1.in b/doc/mkwinpeimg.1.in index 0db9d6e0..ee47350e 100644 --- a/doc/mkwinpeimg.1.in +++ b/doc/mkwinpeimg.1.in @@ -1,35 +1,34 @@ -.TH MKWINPEIMG "1" "September 2012" "mkwinpeimg (wimlib @VERSION@)" "User Commands" +.TH MKWINPEIMG "1" "May 2013" "mkwinpeimg (wimlib @VERSION@)" "User Commands" .SH NAME mkwinpeimg \- Make a customized bootable image of Windows PE .SH SYNOPSIS .B mkwinpeimg [\fIOPTIONS\fR] \fIIMAGE\fR - .SH DESCRIPTION - \fBmkwinpeimg\fR is able to make a bootable image of Windows PE by taking files -from a mounted Windows DVD (Windows 7 or Windows 8) or the mounted ISO image for -the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The \fB--windows-dir\fR and -\fB--waik-dir\fR options are used to specify the locations of these mounted -ISOs. You only need one or the other. The files that \fBmkwinpeimg\fR will -retrieve are \fIboot.wim\fR, \fIbootmgr\fR, \fIboot.sdi\fR, and \fIbcd\fR. If -making an ISO image, the file \fIetfsboot.com\fR is also retrieved. Microsoft -owns the rights to these files and they are not distributed with WIMLIB. - +from a mounted Windows DVD (Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8) or the +mounted ISO image for the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The +\fB--windows-dir\fR and \fB--waik-dir\fR options are used to specify the +locations of these mounted ISOs. You only need one or the other. The files +that \fBmkwinpeimg\fR will retrieve are \fIboot.wim\fR, \fIbootmgr\fR, +\fIboot.sdi\fR, and \fIbcd\fR. If making an ISO image, the file +\fIetfsboot.com\fR is also retrieved. Microsoft owns the rights to these files +and they are not distributed with wimlib. +.PP \fBmkwinpeimg\fR can currently make two types of bootable images. The default is to make a bootable disk image. The image is not partitioned and is formatted into a FAT filesystem. \fBsyslinux\fR(1) is required to make this type of image, as it is used to chainload \fIbootmgr\fR. Also, \fBmtools\fR(1) is required so that the FAT filesystem can be created without root privileges. - +.PP The other type of bootable image that \fBmkwinpeimg\fR can make is a bootable ISO image. To make this type of image, give the \fB--iso\fR option. \fBmkisofs\fR(1) is required to make this type of image. - +.PP If you make a disk image, you could put it on a USB drive, and if you make an ISO image, you could put it on a CD. In addition, both types of images can be loaded by the SYSLINUX or PXELINUX bootloaders using the MEMDISK module. - +.PP Windows PE itself is contained in the \fIboot.wim\fR file. \fBmkwinpeimg\fR can modify this file before embedding it in a bootable image. The most useful modification is to specify an executable or batch file for Windows PE to execute @@ -37,17 +36,15 @@ as soon as it starts up. Use the \fB--start-script\fR \fIFILE\fR option to specify such a file. You may also add arbitrary files to \fIboot.wim\fR by putting them in a directory, then specifying the \fB--overlay\fR \fIDIR\fR option. - +.PP \fBmkwinpeimg\fR can also make only a modified \fIboot.wim\fR, rather than a bootable ISO or disk image, if the \fB--only-wim\fR option is given. - +.PP The Windows PE WIMs provided in Windows 7, Windows 8, and the WAIK are not the same, but are all similar. The best one to use is likely the one from the WAIK, as that one is the smallest. - .SH OPTIONS - -.TP +.TP 6 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-iso\fR Make an ISO image instead of a disk image. .TP @@ -75,8 +72,14 @@ directory, or F1_WINPE.WIM from the WAIK if \fB\-\-waik\-dir\fR is specified. Adds all the files in DIR to the Windows PE image. .TP \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tmp\-dir\fR=\fIDIR\fR -Use DIR for temporary files. Defaults to a directory made using \e"mktemp -\fB\-d\fR\e". +Use DIR for temporary files. Defaults to a directory made using "mktemp -d". +.TP +\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-arch\fR=\fIARCH\fR +Use the Windows PE version from the Windows Automated Installation Kit that has +the CPU architecture \fIARCH\fR. Only valid with \fB\-\-waik\-dir\fR. Possible +values: "x86" or "amd64". Default is "x86". Note: the WAIK also contains a +Windows PE image for the ia64 (Itanium) architecture; however, this is not +supported by this script. .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Display help. @@ -84,36 +87,33 @@ Display help. \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR Show version information. .SH EXAMPLES - -.IP +Create a bootable disk image of Windows PE from the Windows Vista, 7, or 8 +installation media mounted on /media/windows: +.RS +.PP mkwinpeimg --windows-dir=/media/windows winpe.img -.LP -Create a bootable disk image of Windows PE from the Windows DVD mounted on -/media/windows. - -.IP -mkwinpeimg --iso --waik-dir=/media/waik --overlay=winpe_overlay winpe.iso -.LP +.RE +.PP Create a bootable ISO of Windows PE from the WAIK mounted on /media/waik, and -add all the files in "winpe_overlay" to Windows PE's filesystem. - -.IP +add all the files in "winpe_overlay" to Windows PE's filesystem: +.RS +.PP +mkwinpeimg --iso --waik-dir=/media/waik --overlay=winpe_overlay winpe.iso +.RE +.PP +Create a bootable image of Windows PE from the Windows installation media +mounted on /media/windows, add and make it execute "install.cmd" when it starts +up. In this example the image is created in the root directory of the TFTP +server for network booting. +.RS +.PP mkwinpeimg --start-script=install.cmd --windows-dir=/media/windows /var/tftpboot/winpe.img -.LP - -Create a bootable image of Windows PE from the Windows DVD mounted on -/media/windows, add and make it execute "install.cmd" when it starts up. In -this example the image is created in the root directory of the TFTP server for -network booting. - +.RE +.PP .SH NOTES - Microsoft's licenses may limit the things that Windows PE can be used for, and they may limit your rights to redistribute customized versions of Windows PE. - .SH REPORTING BUGS - Report bugs to ebiggers3@gmail.com. - .SH SEE ALSO -.BR imagex (1) +.BR @IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ (1)