zImage and LILO

From: gopan (gop_kumar_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: 30 Dec 2004 01:12:00 -0800

Hi all,
         I have a doubt regarding the usage of a bootloader (say
LILO). Now, the zImage, if I understand correctly, contains the
 compressed kernel + code for decompression + setup and boot code from
setup.S and bootsect.S. If we copy this starting from the first sector
of a boot device say a floppy, the kernel should come up.

Now, if we use a bootloader like LILO to load the zImage to memory and
transfer control to it, is the control transferred to the beginning of
the zImage? If so will not the bootsect code runs again ??

thanks for any help
gop

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