Now that we have bzImage vs zImage thoroughly hashed out, here's my
question:

When I'm installing a kernel, do I really need to install its System.map
file as well?

On Mon, 5 May 2003, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:

> Jason Clinton wrote:
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> > I'm almost completely positive that BZip2 is used if your make target is 
> > bzImage. Doesn't make target "install" create a gzip image?
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> No, bzImage and zImage are *BOTH* gzipped.  The difference is in the 
> boot-loader (aka "pull your self up from your bootstraps") code, and the 
> resulting difference in allowed gzipped kernel size.  If you look in the 
> arch/i386/boot directory of your kernel tree, you'll find two different 
> versions of various bootstrap files, one for "traditional" linux, when 
> the kernel was smaller (with a 512K limit for total kernel size), and 
> one for "bigger" images, with a leading "b" to indicate the difference, eg:
> 
> bbootsect.s <> bootsect.S
> bsetup.s <> setup.S
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> -- 
> Charles Steinkuehler
> charles@steinkuehler.net
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