vmlinux urgent

[linuxtolinux]

hi all,
how can I obtain vmlinux from vmlinuz?

thanks

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi,

vmlinuz is a compressed vmlinux
( say, suitable to fit onto a floppy for booting off of it )

The Linux kernel executable was made into a compressed file and compressed files typically have a z or gz extension on Unix-like systems, the name of the compressed kernel executable became vmlinuz.

try to gunzip or unzip the file.

kind regards
yogeeraj

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

Yogeeraj is right - you can unzip vmlinuz.
But may I ask you why do you want/need this?
Do you have a problem with booting your kernel?

[linuxtolinux]

hi guys,

I installed centos 4.2 and vmlinux didn't appear under /boot. It seems it needs the debug info packages which is on a separat disk than the 4 binaries I donwloaded.

thanks

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

You install most likely failed. I recommend doing it over again.

SEP

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

what do you have into /etc/grub.conf?
usually RH and other distros use vmlinuz for boot.

[Manuel Wolfshant]

actually NO current distribution uses vmlinux anymore...

[Manuel Wolfshant]

actually NO current distribution uses vmlinux anymore; for years the compressed image (vmlinuz) is used instead.

[Andrew Cowan]

If you rebuild the kernel vmlinuz may have been left somewhere in "/usr/src" and simply requires moving to /boot. If this is the case remember to also move the "system.map" file.

[linuxtolinux]

thanks all