Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:28:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: shogunx <shogunx@sleekfreak.ath.cx>
To: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
cc: segin <segin11@yahoo.com>,
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Subject: Re: zImage on 2.6?
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On Tue, 3 May 2005, Wakko Warner wrote:

On an interesting side note, when running linux on IBM rs/6000, which is
a ppc64 machine, one must use a zImage kernel dd'ed into a small PReP
partition to boot the machine... bzImage kernels will not work.

Scott


> segin wrote:
> > I'll be honest. zImage kernels are pointless, and are _BIGGER_ than a bzImage kernel.
>
> Others have stated this.
>
> > You should realize that use of zImage kernels detucts 100 points off your IQ.
>
> I was trying to do comparisions between the 2.  I would not have cared
> as long as 1) it was smaller and 2) it worked.
>
> Maybe they should deduct 100 off whoever is keeping zImage target still in
> the make files.
>
> > Jeez... Is it just me or is it that most people today are too fucking retarded to use a computer?
>
> Uh, excuse me?!  I ask a question and you have to do this?!  Really, you are
> of no help to me.
>
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