On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, rpjday wrote:
>> I notice in the /boot directory that I have :
>>
>> vmlinuz-2.4.2-2 785602 bytes, and
>> vmlinux-2.4.2-2 2271899 bytes.
>>
>> What is the difference? I thought vmlinuz was the kernel filed that was
>> called on 'boot' but this particular file is small at least compared to
>> vmlinux?? What is the vmlinux file for. If it is part of the boot process
>> how is IT called??
>
>the "z" file is the bzipped file, which is why it's smaller.
gzipped The kernel is not ever bzipped. For the record, bzImage
means "big zImage", not bzipped zImage.
The vmlinux file is the kernel prior to being compressed during
compilation. It is only useful for debugging purposes by
developers.
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