Re: vmlinuz and zImage
On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Ian Perry wrote:
> Hi,
> Can anyone please tell me the difference between the files vmliniz and
> zImage ?
>
> I recompiled the kernel-2.0.32 and the new vmlinux file in the linux
> directory was 1087525 bytes
> while the original kernel-2.0.32 vmlinux file was 675524 bytes... quite a
> difference.
> the new zImage file was 439720 bytes.
>
> Dos anyone know why there should be such a difference when I used just the
> defaults and enabled ipmasqurading in the new kernel ?
You have seen the vmlinux file, which you should not be using at all. You
can copy the zImage file and rename it to vmlinuz. The name really doesn't
matter, it's just a nameing convention. Just run lilo before you boot and
don't reboot until lilo has run without errors (like "can't find file").
Remco
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