Hi, The difference is Note: the difference between 'zImage' files and 'bzImage' files is that 'bzImage' uses a different layout and a different loading algorithm, and thus has a larger capacity. Both files use gzip compression. The 'bz' in 'bzImage' stands for 'big zImage', not for 'bzip'! The above is in Documentation/kbuild/commands.txt file in the source area. I think make bzImage should work Warm regs, sathish On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Daniel Marian wrote: > Hello, > I am using kernel version 2.2.16-22.I wanted to compile the kernel 2.4.6 > But when I tried "make zImage" I encountered the following error. > > Setup is 2386 bytes. > System is 1134 kB > System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules. > make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' > make: *** [zImage] Error 2 > > Can you also tell me what is the difference between make zImage and make bzImage. > > Thanks in advance, > kind regards > Daniel Marian. > > - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
