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what is the difference between zimage bz image and u image

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

the difference between bz image and z image is in compression mode
not only compression mode
there are many differnces

A uImage file is a kernel with a modified header for u-boot. A tool called mkimage is used to convert a zImage (regular kernel compressed image) to a uImage file. And No, zImage files, as they are, are not compatible with U-Boot. You must convert them

make zImage - Creates a gzip’d kernel image that must be installed manually.
make bzImage - Creates a bzip2’d kernel image that must be installed manual

bz image is compressed image when compared to  zimage

suggest me if any thing wrong
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sir i want to know porting of linux into arm9 board ...
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Hi Chaitnya,

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I don't plan on using Linux as a primary operating system, since I don't really need to. But Linux offers software knowledge too. I'm curious to try something out with it.
File System is a method to store and organize files and directories on disk. A file system can have 2 different formats called file system types. These formats determine how the information is stored as files and directories.
Very useful article, if I run into challenges along the way, I will share them here.

Thanks,
Kevin
nice one

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