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Re: Creating grub/grub2/grldr.mbr bootrom with makerom


From: Bean
Subject: Re: Creating grub/grub2/grldr.mbr bootrom with makerom
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:57:44 +0800

On Dec 22, 2007 3:04 AM, Robert Millan <address@hidden> wrote:
> How well does compression work for GRUB 2 ?  core.img is already compressed
> (with lzo); if LZMA makes better results perhaps it'd be a good idea to 
> switch.

in fact, lzma is must better than lzo, a simple test with stage2 from grub 0.97:

original: 99834
lzo : 70945
lzo -9 : 60546
lzma: 51402

For compressed image core.img:
original: 65045
lzma: 60087

-- 
Bean




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