MOSA Boot Image Tool¶
The Boot Image Tool is a command line application that can be used to create bootable images containing a MOSA operating system application.
Warning
This tool has been superceded by the MOSA Launcher Tool which can automate the entire build chain functionality.
The tool has several command line options. Example:
Mosa.Tool.CreateBootImage.exe -o bin/Mosa.HelloWorld.x86.img --mbr Tools/syslinux/3.72/mbr.bin --boot Tools/syslinux/3.72/ldlinux.bin --syslinux --volume-label MOSABOOT --blocks 25000 --filesystem fat16 --format img Tools/syslinux/3.72/ldlinux.sys Tools/syslinux/3.72/mboot.c32 Demos/unix/syslinux.cfg bin/Mosa.HelloWorld.x86.bin,main.exe
The following options are supported:
| Option | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
| –volume | Volume Name | Set the volume name for the first partition |
| –blocks | # of Blocks | Set the number of 512-byte blocks |
| –filesystem | fat12/fat16/fat32 | File System type |
| –format | img/vhd/vdi/vmdk/img | Disk Image Format |
| –syslinux | Patch disk image for syslinux | |
| –mbr | Filename | Use file for Master Boot Record |
| –boot | Filename | Use file for Boot Record |
| Filename[,Destination] | Include file in file system. Optional Destination will rename the file |
The tool can create disk images for the following emulators:
| Emulator | File format |
|---|---|
| Virtual PC 2004/2007 | .VHD |
| Virtual Server | .VHD |
| VMware | .VHD |
| VirtualBox | .VDI |
| QEMU | .IMG |
| Raw Image | .IMG |