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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

repack(decompress) / pack zImage

Hi all, is any way and tools, how to repack zImage and view/edit the files in zImage - /bin, /dev, /etc, /home, /lib, /mnt, /proc, /sbin, /sys, /tmp, /usr, /var ? And after editing for e...
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15 years ago

You will need to search the gzip magic 1F 8B, gunzip, then you get the kernel. Next search the gzip magic again for initramfs, zcat and cpio. Not a easy job.

- Hippo