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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo livedvd kernel
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:31:20
Message-Id: 20141113182224.44912827@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo livedvd kernel by James
1 On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:03:09 +0000 (UTC), James wrote:
2
3 > Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:
4
5 > > % find -type f -exec file {} + | grep kernel
6 > > ./boot/memtest86: Linux x86 kernel
7 > > ./isolinux/gentoo: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage.....
8 > > ./isolinux/kernels.msg: ASCII text
9 > >
10 >
11 > OK so I found this old iso a workstation:
12 >
13 >
14 > livecd-amd64-installer-2008.0-r1.iso
15 >
16 > # less livecd-amd64-installer-2008.0-r1.iso
17 >
18 > lists:
19 >
20 > Directory listing of /
21
22 > the gentoo.efimg looks like a kernel binary....
23 > I've got to muck around awhile on this
24
25 You can only know it it is by looking inside it, just mount the ISO and
26 run file on the contents, as above. That way you can find what IS rather
27 than what looks like a kernel.
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31 Neil Bothwick
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