[expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?

2003-09-11 Thread bascule
all the kernel compile howtos i've read refer to the bzimage file that is created in ../i386/boot/ as the image to boot and indeed that works for me, however after a compile there is a much larger 'vmlinuz' file in /usr/src/linux/ what is this, i can't help noticing that is the same name as

Re: [expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?

2003-09-11 Thread James Sparenberg
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 15:05, bascule wrote: all the kernel compile howtos i've read refer to the bzimage file that is created in ../i386/boot/ as the image to boot and indeed that works for me, however after a compile there is a much larger 'vmlinuz' file in /usr/src/linux/ what is this, i

Re: [expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?

2003-09-11 Thread bascule
well that makes sense, thanks now i don't suppose you know why a 2.4.19-35 kernel would run an opengl screensaver like molasses while an earlier 2.4.19-16 is as smooth as silk? :) oh well maybe 9.2 will make it go away! bascule On Friday 12 Sep 2003 3:48 am, James Sparenberg wrote: On Thu,

Re: [expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?

2003-09-11 Thread Greg Meyer
On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:42 pm, bascule wrote: well that makes sense, thanks now i don't suppose you know why a 2.4.19-35 kernel would run an opengl screensaver like molasses while an earlier 2.4.19-16 is as smooth as silk? :) oh well maybe 9.2 will make it go away! You don't have