Fwiw, you ought to be placing your comments here in the thread "boot, linux text" as this is where Dave's comments are. On Aug 6, 2012 6:25 AM, "Ed Greshko" <ed.gres...@greshko.com> wrote:
> On 08/06/2012 07:43 PM, Tim wrote: > > On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 22:37 -0700, Richard Vickery wrote: > >> is it possible to use an image from another user > > Maybe... > > > > If I recall correctly, it's custom-built for your computer's hardware > > when the kernel is installed, including the things you need for your PC > > to boot. It mightn't have what someone else needs to boot up, or may > > boot up but be lacking something important (such as no working network > > hardware, or drivers for all your disc drives, et cetera). > > > > FWIW, I'd not give vmlinuz much thought.... > > So, I downloaded the kernel-3.5.0-2.fc17.x86_64.rpm and extracted its > vmlinuz-3.5.0-2.fc17.x86_64 and did a diff of what is on my system and what > is on a VM. They are all identical. > > -- > Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build > bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce > bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rick Cook, > The Wizardry Compiled > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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