Re: [ProgSoc] My Kernel's bigger than yours...

[Anton Blanchard <anton@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

> > You need as86 to produce the real mode code before linux changes to
> > protected mode.
> So I absolutely need as86 to build a new kernel? The kernel HOWTO and
> RedHat manual didn't mention it, from memory.

Only if you want a working kernel.

> > You should end up with a zImage. If you make bzImage you will end up with
> > a bzImage.
> Is the zImage file my new, compressed kernel? Could I then configure
> lilo to boot with it? What's the difference between zImage and bzImage?

zImage uses zip, bzImage uses bzip. In most cases it doesn't make
a difference.

> > The bzImage also contains the code to uncompress the kernel.
> Does that mean I need to build bzImage, because zImage won't uncompress
> on boot up? What normally uncompresses the kernel at boot time, the
> kernel? Lilo? Or something else?

Nope. Both bzImage and zImage will work.

Cheers,
Anton
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