Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:44:23 +0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone know how to put a gzip'd kernel on the floppy? Message-ID: <199901190144.JAA13063@spinner.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:34:46 PST." <199901190134.RAA84965@apollo.backplane.com>
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Matthew Dillon wrote: > I can get the new multi-stage ELF loader thingy working with uncompressed > kernels, but I can't get it to work with gzip'd kernels. I've tried > stripping the symbols prior to gzip'ing ... no luck, the loader doesn't > recognize the gzip'd kernel. > > Has anyone figured out how to do this? I need to fit a workstation > kernel ( i.e. that is inclusive of sound drivers) onto a floppy and > not having much luck. It would fit fine if I could compress it. Just: gzip kernel; cp kernel.gz /floppy The key is that the file is called kernel.gz on the floppy, and you ask it to load "kernel" and not "kernel.gz". Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Netplex Consulting "No coffee, No workee!" :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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