On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, c-3 wrote:
> Date sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:57:59 -0500 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: Erik van Roode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: general kernel question > Forwarded by: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > At 10:32 PM 2/16/01 +0100, c-3 wrote: > > > > >I just wondered why the kernel is always compressed. Couldn't you > > >save boot time, if it's not??? > > > > Depends on the speed of the medium from which you read the kernel, > > and the speed of the processor. > > > > If the processor can decompress faster than the medium can read, it makes > > sense to compress the image. > > And is there a way to compile a non compressed kernel image? AFAIK it is just: make vmlinux Greetz, Sebastiaan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
