Brian Gerst wrote:
> Wakko Warner wrote:
> >Please keep me CCd
> >As far as my question, it still stands. Is bzImage required (i386/x86) for
> >a 2.6 kernel?
> >
>
> More or less yes. As you're finding out, it's very difficult to build a
> functioning 2.6 kernel that fits the size requirements of the zImage
> format. Really, the zImage format is not needed anymore. It was only
> kept around because a small number of ancient BIOSes failed to load the
> bzImage format with the now defunct floppy boot block. There is no size
> difference in the resulting zImage or bzImage, only the load address is
> different.
Ok, thanks. Definately wanted to know this. The kernel will always be
loaded by some boot loader (be it grub or syslinux)
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