From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261307AbTICJXD (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 05:23:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261537AbTICJXD (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 05:23:03 -0400 Received: from p5082930F.dip.t-dialin.net ([80.130.147.15]:57361 "EHLO Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261307AbTICJXA (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 05:23:00 -0400 Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:22:55 +0000 From: Thorsten Kranzkowski To: Will L G Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Compressed VMLINUX Kernel Message-ID: <20030903092254.A24905@Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org> Reply-To: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de Mail-Followup-To: Will L G , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <004801c371c1$fc64b0f0$6501a8c0@zephyr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <004801c371c1$fc64b0f0$6501a8c0@zephyr>; from diskman@kc.rr.com on Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 09:20:46PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 09:20:46PM -0500, Will L G wrote: > I was wondering, is there some method or utility that will allow me to > compress my kernel (vmlinux)? I was running an alpha and bzImage and zImage > don’t work.  I read all the mans that I could lay my grubby little hands on use 'make boot' instead. this will create arch/alpha/boot/vmlinux.gz > but none of them mentioned HOW one is the compress a vmlinux kernel.  >   > The reason ask this is, I boot to linux using an OLD IDE drive and it takes > sometime to read a 7mb file. I noticed that the original kernel > (Redhat/Compaq derivative) was compressed and somewhat smaller, about less > than half the size. Thanks, Will L G -- | Thorsten Kranzkowski Internet: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de | | Mobile: ++49 170 1876134 Snail: Kiebitzstr. 14, 49324 Melle, Germany | | Ampr: dl8bcu@db0lj.#rpl.deu.eu, dl8bcu@marvin.dl8bcu.ampr.org [44.130.8.19] |