Simple tool for extracting kernel, ramdisk and metadata from an Android boot or recovery image.

To build (on Linux):

  $ make

Usage:

  $ ./boot-extract <-i> [boot or recovery image file]
                    -i   information only: do not extract images

For more information:

• Presentation about Android boot format: http://www.slideshare.net/chrissimmonds/android-bootslides20

• My blog on implementing fastboot for BeagleBone Black http://2net.co.uk/tutorial/fastboot-beaglebone