kernel.gz.aa & kernel.gz.ab

[Donatas]

it is a split index file

>> > > wonder how could I decompress $subj files....they doesn't seems to be
>> > > in tar or gzip formats.
>> > >
>> > > files are taken from kern1.flp nad kern2.flp on 5.4-RELEASE/floppies
>> >
>> > cat kernel.gz.aa kernel.gz.ab > kernel.gz
>> > gunzip kernel.gz
>>
>> You're still missing the first part of the file.
>>
>> You also need to grab kernel.gz.boot from the boot.flp image.
>>
>> Then you can do a:
>>
>>   cat kernel.gz.boot kernel.gz.aa kernel.gz.ab > kernel.gz
> 
> That makes sense.  Do you know offhand what the other file on the boot 
> floppy is for (kernel.gz.split, I believe)?