diff --git a/inception/argparsers/bootstrap.py b/inception/argparsers/bootstrap.py
index 704b560..891d3ea 100644
--- a/inception/argparsers/bootstrap.py
+++ b/inception/argparsers/bootstrap.py
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ def unpackimg(self, img, out, unpacker, imgType):
         bootImgGenerator  = imgtools.unpackimg(unpacker, img, out)
 
         self.newConfig.set("%s.img.cmdline" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getKernelCmdLine(quote=False))
-        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.base" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getBaseAddr())
-        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.ramdisk_offset" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getRamdiskOffset())
-        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.second_offset" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getSecondOffset())
-        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.tags_offset" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getTagsOffset())
+        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.base" % imgType, hex(bootImgGenerator.getBaseAddr()))
+        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.ramdisk_offset" % imgType, hex(bootImgGenerator.getRamdiskOffset()))
+        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.second_offset" % imgType, hex(bootImgGenerator.getSecondOffset()))
+        self.newConfig.set("%s.img.tags_offset" % imgType, hex(bootImgGenerator.getTagsOffset()))
         self.newConfig.set("%s.img.pagesize" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getPageSize())
         self.newConfig.set("%s.img.second_size" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getSecondSize())
         self.newConfig.set("%s.img.dt_size" % imgType, bootImgGenerator.getDeviceTreeSize())
diff --git a/inception/argparsers/makers/maker_image.py b/inception/argparsers/makers/maker_image.py
index 64d51b7..9558f17 100644
--- a/inception/argparsers/makers/maker_image.py
+++ b/inception/argparsers/makers/maker_image.py
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ def make(self, workDir, outDir):
             shutil.copy(bootConfigProp.resolveAsRelativePath(), os.path.join(outDir, self.imageName))
             return
 
-        key, mkbootbin = self.getHostBinary("mkbootimg")
-        assert mkbootbin, "%s is not set" % key
-        gen = BootImgGenerator(mkbootbin)
+        gen = BootImgGenerator()
         gen.setWorkDir(workDir)
 
         ramdisk = self.getMakeProperty("img.ramdisk_dir").resolveAsRelativePath()
diff --git a/inception/generators/bootimg.py b/inception/generators/bootimg.py
index de7fb14..a504d26 100644
--- a/inception/generators/bootimg.py
+++ b/inception/generators/bootimg.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from .generator import Generator
-import os, tempfile
+import os, tempfile, sys
+from droidtools import mkbootimg
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3,0):
+    unicode = str
+
 class BootImgGenerator(Generator):
-    def __init__(self, mkbootBin):
+    def __init__(self):
         super(BootImgGenerator, self).__init__()
-        self.bin = mkbootBin
         self.base = None
         self.ramdiskaddr = None
         self.pagesize = 2048
@@ -47,25 +51,25 @@ def getRamdisk(self):
         return self.ramdisk
 
     def setDeviceTreeSize(self, size):
-        self.devicetreesize = size
+        self.devicetreesize = int(size)
 
     def getDeviceTreeSize(self):
         return self.devicetreesize
 
     def setSecondSize(self, size):
-        self.secondsize = size
+        self.secondsize = int(size)
 
     def getSecondSize(self):
         return self.secondsize
 
     def setTagsOffset(self, tagsOffset):
-        self.tags_offset = tagsOffset
+        self.tags_offset = int(tagsOffset, 16) if type(tagsOffset) in (str,unicode) else tagsOffset
 
     def getTagsOffset(self):
         return self.tags_offset
 
     def setSecondOffset(self, second_offset):
-        self.second_offset = second_offset
+        self.second_offset = int(second_offset, 16) if type(second_offset) in (str, unicode) else second_offset
 
     def getSecondOffset(self):
         return self.second_offset
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ def getDeviceTree(self):
         return self.dt
 
     def setRamdiskAddr(self, addr):
-        self.ramdiskaddr = addr
+        self.ramdiskaddr = int(addr, 16) if type(addr) in (str,unicode) else addr
 
     def getRamdiskAddr(self):
         return self.ramdiskaddr
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ def getKernel(self):
         return self.kernel
 
     def setBaseAddr(self, addr):
-        self.base = addr
+        self.base = int(addr, 16) if type(addr) in (str, unicode) else addr
 
     def getBaseAddr(self):
         return self.base
@@ -116,21 +120,11 @@ def getSignature(self):
         return self.signature
 
     def setRamdiskOffset(self, offset):
-        self.ramdisk_offset = offset
+        self.ramdisk_offset = int(offset, 16) if type(offset) in (str, unicode) else offset
 
     def getRamdiskOffset(self):
         return self.ramdisk_offset
 
-    def createArgs(self):
-        args = ()
-        for arg, getter in self.argsMap.items():
-            val = getter()
-            if val:
-                args += ("--%s" % arg, str(val))
-        return args
-
-
-
     def generate(self, out):
         ramdisk = self.getRamdisk()
         if os.path.isdir(ramdisk):
@@ -152,7 +146,17 @@ def generate(self, out):
             fCpio.close()
             fRamdisk.close()
 
-        args = self.createArgs()
-        cmd = (self.bin,) + args + ("--output", out)
-        #cmd = self.bin + " " + self.createArgs()  + " --output " + out
-        self.execCmd(*cmd)
\ No newline at end of file
+        mkbootimg.build(
+            out,
+            None,
+            self.getBaseAddr(),
+            self.getKernelCmdLine(False),
+            self.getPageSize(),
+            None,
+            self.getRamdiskOffset(),
+            self.getSecondOffset(),
+            self.getTagsOffset(),
+            self.getKernel(),
+            self.getRamdisk(),
+            None,
+            self.getDeviceTree())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inception/tools/imgtools.py b/inception/tools/imgtools.py
index 66feb64..d61bad5 100644
--- a/inception/tools/imgtools.py
+++ b/inception/tools/imgtools.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def unpackimg(unpackerBin, img, out):
 
     #process unpacker output
     resultList = unpackResult.split('\n')
-    bootImgGenerator = BootImgGenerator(None)
+    bootImgGenerator = BootImgGenerator()
 
     for l in resultList:
         try:
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ def unpackimg(unpackerBin, img, out):
         if key == "BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE":
             bootImgGenerator.setKernelCmdLine(value)
         elif key == "BOARD_KERNEL_BASE":
-            bootImgGenerator.setBaseAddr("0x" + value)
+            bootImgGenerator.setBaseAddr(value)
         elif key == "BOARD_RAMDISK_OFFSET":
-            bootImgGenerator.setRamdiskOffset("0x" + value)
+            bootImgGenerator.setRamdiskOffset(value)
         elif key == "BOARD_SECOND_OFFSET":
-            bootImgGenerator.setSecondOffset("0x" + value)
+            bootImgGenerator.setSecondOffset(value)
         elif key == "BOARD_TAGS_OFFSET":
-            bootImgGenerator.setTagsOffset("0x" + value)
+            bootImgGenerator.setTagsOffset(value)
         elif key == "BOARD_PAGE_SIZE":
             bootImgGenerator.setPageSize(int(value))
         elif key == "BOARD_SECOND_SIZE":