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From: Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>
To: The development of GRUB 2 <grub-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [Question] Why not load compressed kernel?
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:44:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080830114403.GD16775@thorin> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5FA44B8A6FB247DDA84ECE18A08181A8@hp2003>

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:02:01PM +0800, y.volta wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     I'm trying to load a .gz multi-boot kernel file. but, I get 'invalid magic number'. and when i check the grub_rescue_cmd_linux (), it uses grub_file_open () not grub_gzfile_open ();
> 
>     So, my question, why not use the latter one for reducing the file size?

Your question is confusing;  you say you're loading a multiboot kernel but
refer to the linux loader.  Which one do you mean?

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
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      reply	other threads:[~2008-08-30 11:45 UTC|newest]

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2008-08-23 15:02 ` [Question] Why not load compressed kernel? y.volta
2008-08-30 11:44   ` Robert Millan [this message]

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