Re: "System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules."

christophe.leroy5@capway.com
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:51:18 +0100

>
> I got this message trying "make zImage." Uncompressed vmlinux is
> 1500675 bytes. Make bzImage works fine, and the system boots fine.
> Below I attached the .config. If someone could gimme a clue, I'd be
> grateful.
>

It means that your kernel is too big to fit in DOS 640Ko memory
during loading, so you can't use loading method intalled when doing
make zImage. make bzImage uses a new method that uses upper
memory to load Linux kernel.
The result is the same. You just need to have a not too old version
of Lilo or Loadlin to boot Linux.

christophe

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