Re: System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules.
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:12:27 -0800 (PST)
> > Wrong, sorry. bzImages are "big zImages" and have nothing to do with
> > bzip (both zImage and bzImage use gzip). The difference is that in
> > the bzImage format the 512K limit has been removed.
>
> Is there ever any drawback to using a bzImage instad of a zImage? I realize
> older userland software (eg, old versions of lilo, etc.) don't support
> bzImage, but IMHO that's not the kernel's problem ;-).
>
> If there are no drawbacks, shouldn't we just standardize on "make bzImage"?
> It would simplify life in luser-land....
Some hosts with very broken A20M# configurations seem to work better
with zImages...
-hpa
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