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On 06/30/2012 05:50 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> Thanks. Now more questions. I have read about this a few times but |
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> never quite figured it out. I copy the bzImage and name it bzImage-* |
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> because that is what it is named when I type make etc to build a |
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> kernel. Is there a difference between bzImage and vmlinux? If it is, |
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> is it safe to rename it like that or will it break something? If I need |
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> a vmlinux kernel instead of a bzImage, where is that thing? I have |
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> looked and I don't have one on mine here. Maybe I am missing |
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> something. Google didn't find me anything either. |
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As someone else said, the spelling. For grub-mkconfig to recognize it |
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as a kernel |
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the default names should begin with "vmlinuz-" or "kernel-" |
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For my gentoo disk, I rename the bzImage to gentoo.<XYZ> where the XYZ |
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is the kernel |
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version number. I hand mung the grub.cfg (still legacy grub) in the |
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usual fashion. |
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I will probably migrate to grub2 pretty quick next time I play with the |
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gentoo install. |
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Grub2 grub-mkconfig os-prober method recognizes grub legacy configs and |
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builds proper |
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menuentry stanzas as needed. |
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I'm using multiple discs for booting my system. The first drive (BIOS |
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default) is a Win7 native, |
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but I use the BIOS "boot menu" options to usually boot grub2 from |
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another drive. This drive's grub.cfg |
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contains all of my linux installations, which are spread around 4 |
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different drives. |
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G.Wolfe Woodbury (redwolfe@×××××.com) |
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