From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jan 18 17:48:13 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA20012 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:48:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [209.157.86.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA20000 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:48:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id RAA85079; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:47:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:47:49 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <199901190147.RAA85079@apollo.backplane.com> To: Peter Wemm Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone know how to put a gzip'd kernel on the floppy? References: <199901190144.JAA13063@spinner.netplex.com.au> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thanks Jordan, Peter! -Matt Matthew Dillon :> 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 :-- :Peter Wemm Netplex Consulting :"No coffee, No workee!" :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message