Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:47:49 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone know how to put a gzip'd kernel on the floppy? Message-ID: <199901190147.RAA85079@apollo.backplane.com> References: <199901190144.JAA13063@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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Thanks Jordan, Peter!
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
:> 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.
:...
: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
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:Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Netplex Consulting
:"No coffee, No workee!" :-)
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