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I'll +create a clean AMI for others to use in the next few weeks! I released a +Mandriva 2011 public AMI about a year ago. + +It went much better than my attempt with 3.3.8-server-2.mga2, which +complained about the compression format. +I see in the change log, you have switched it back to gzip. + +Searching for the gzip signature, using +od -A d -t x1 vmlinuz-3.3.8-server-2.mga2 | grep '1f 8b 08 00' does not +find it, for 3.3.8, but searching for the xz sig, using +od -A d -t x1 vmlinuz-3.3.8-server-2.mga2 | grep -i 'fd 37 7a 58 5a 00', +return a match. + +I found what is a little bit of a trap for people... funny now I think +about it. + +the output from running file vmlinuz* + +vmlinuz-3.4.24-server-2.mga2: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, +version 3.4.24-server-2.mga2 (<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">iurt at ecosse.mageia.org</A>) #1 SMP Tue Dec 18, +RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x3, Normal VGA +vmlinuz-3.3.8-server-2.mga2: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, +version 3.3.8-server-2.mga2 (<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">iurt at jonund.mageia.org</A>) #1 SMP Mon Jul 30 , +RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x2, Normal VGA + +It is easy to assume that bzImage mean's bzip.. but it does not.. it means +big zimage. the actual compression type is not displayed using the file +command. + +I wonder if a patch to the file command to also output the compression type +for kernel images, might be a good idea? + +Regards +Glen Ogilvie +-------------- next part -------------- +An HTML attachment was scrubbed... +URL: </pipermail/mageia-dev/attachments/20130104/a3bcfb67/attachment.html> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="021092.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia 2 / Mageia 3 beta on EC2 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="021091.html">[Mageia-dev] Security updates - help needed! +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#21130">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#21130">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#21130">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#21130">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |