-- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, David S. Zelinsky wrote: > I went to build a custom kernel with make-kpkg, and noticed the option > to build a `zimage' kernel, instead of `bzimage' kernel ("the default"). > But I can't find any documentation anywhere of what the difference is > between these two. I've looked in the Kernel-HOWTO, and in all the > documentation in /usr/src/linux. > > So, can someone explain what `bzimage' is, and why I might or might not > want it? Thanks. bzimage can be used for a larger kernel image than zimage. Some old boot loaders can't handle it (though the latest version of lilo and loadlin can). There is also a problem booting them on some laptops. For the most part, it doesn't matter though. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .