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Re: install troubles continue



On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Bill Leach wrote:

> Unless I am misunderstanding something here (easily possible) the only
> difference between zImage and bzImage kernels is the inclusion of the
> boot sector code at the beginning of the file.

You are misunderstanding.  bzImage is the new kernel format developed to
permit x86 machines to have kernels larger than 1M.

> If you use lilo or loadlin then you don't want the bzImage but if you
> cat or dd the kernel image to a floppy then you do need the bzImage
> (unless with dd you skip the boot blocks on the floppy of course).

You're way off track here.

-- 
Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net>                 http://www.gate.net/~storm/


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