Re: problem compiling kernel 2.1.97

Mike Baker (mjbaker@mtu.edu)
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:18:14 +0000

allspeed wrote:
>
> maybe someone can help me with this problem i'm trying to compile kernel
> 2.1.97 and got the following error at the end.
>
> tools/build bootsect setup compressed/vmlinux.out CURRENT > zImage
> Root device is (3, 66)
> Boot sector 512 bytes.
> Setup is 1244 bytes.
> System is 528 kB
> System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules.
> make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.30/arch/i386/boot'
> make: *** [zImage] Error 2
>
> Rejean Turgeon
> AllSpeeds Net
> allspeed@allspeeds.net
>
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select less options or use modules, what has happened is the kernel is
to big to fit the relatively small area of memory to which it will be
loaded.

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