Re: what is bzimage?

[zelinsky@us.net (David S. Zelinsky)]

Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> wrote:
> 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.

Thanks.  But what is it?

If my limited understanding is correct, zimage is just a compressed copy of
the kernel image.  Is bzimage the same, but using a different (better)
compression algorithm?

And is this documented somewhere?


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