A bzImage isn't bzipped.  It doesn't have anything to do with the "bzip"
program.

[root@aries boot]# file bzImage 
bzImage: x86 boot sector


-----Original Message-----
From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Drew P. Vogel
Sent: 05 February 2002 14:55
To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: opening a bzImage?


The GPL does not require them to give you the .config.

I've never tried this, but could you do something like

bunzip2 -c bzImage > zImage && ar -t zImage

?

--Drew Vogel

On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:

>hi
>
>I have this bzImage file given to me from a company. They don't want to

>give me the .config, but I need it, so I thought I'd try to
>
> - open the bzImage to a vmlinux
> - list the .o's in the vmlinux
>
>Is this possible?
>
>Btw.. Does GPL require them to give me the .config file?
>
>roy
>
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