Re.
> Actually, the boot program does not know how to decompress the kernel.
> A compressed kernel is loaded as data in another program that is 
> loaded by the boot program.  This other program then decompresses
> the kernel into the proper place in memory and then jumps to it.

FreeBSD also has a compressed kernel arrangement that works for the Intel range
D.K.Brownlee@city.ac.uk is welcome to borrow code from it if useful,
jkh@freebsd.org had a hand in it, (jkh is a 532 owner too).

Julian
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Julian H. Stacey	Email: jhs@freebsd.org	Web: www.freebsd.org/~jhs/