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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 09:30:04
Message-Id: 20141113092941.704a2251@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo livedvd kernel by James
1 On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:22:09 +0000 (UTC), James wrote:
2
3 > > If the live DVD uses GRUB, the config is at grub.cfg as usual. If it
4 > > uses isolinux it will be either /isolinux/isolinux.cfg or
5 > > /boot/isolinux.isolinux.cfg.
6 >
7 > using my old buddy "find" on the minimal cd I found this
8 > /usr/src/linux/vmlinux
9
10 The kernel is a file on the DVD, not buried in the squashfs filesystem -
11 the kernel is needed to mount that filesystem. Given the limited number
12 of files on the DVD it quickest to send the lot to file.
13
14
15 % find -type f -exec file {} + | grep kernel
16 ./boot/memtest86: Linux x86 kernel
17 ./isolinux/gentoo: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage.....
18 ./isolinux/kernels.msg: ASCII text
19
20
21 --
22 Neil Bothwick
23
24 Top Oxymorons Number 39: Almost exactly

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[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo livedvd kernel James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo livedvd kernel James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>