Generate Boot Image - Generate Boot Image - 2026.1 English - UG1144

A boot image usually contains a PDI file (imported from hardware design), PLM, PSM firmware, Arm® trusted firmware, U-Boot, and DTB.

Execute the following command to generate the boot image in .bin format:

petalinux-package boot --u-boot

petalinux-package boot --u-boot
[INFO] Getting Default pdi file
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/project-spec/hw-description/narrow_updated.pdi"
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/images/linux/plm.elf"
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/images/linux/psmfw.elf"
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/images/linux/system.dtb"
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/images/linux/bl31.elf"
[INFO] File in BOOT BIN: "<proot>/images/linux/u-boot.elf"
[INFO] Generating versal binary package BOOT.BIN...
[INFO]

****** Bootgen v2026.1
  **** Build date : Apr 18 2026-09:30:39
    ** Copyright 1986-2022 Xilinx, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    ** Copyright 2022-2026 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


[INFO]   : Bootimage generated successfully


[INFO] Generating QEMU boot images...
[INFO] File in qemu_boot.img: <proot>/images/linux/BOOT.BIN
[INFO] File in qemu_boot.img: <proot>/images/linux/boot.scr
[INFO] File in qemu_boot.img: <proot>/images/linux/ramdisk.cpio.gz.u-boot
[INFO] Binary is ready.
[INFO] Successfully Generated BIN File
[WARNING] Unable to access the TFTPBOOT folder /tftpboot!!!
[WARNING] Skip file copy to TFTPBOOT folder!!!

This generates BOOT.BIN, BOOT_bh.bin, and qemu_boot.img in the images/linux directory. The default DTB load address is 0x1000. For more information, see Bootgen User Guide (UG1283).

To change the DTB load address, use this command:

petalinux-package boot --plm --psmfw --u-boot --dtb --load <load_address>

This generates a BOOT.BIN with a specified load address for DTB. Ensure that you have also changed the load address for DTB in petalinux-config and the U-Boot menuconfig.

For detailed usage, see the --help option and petalinux-package boot.