Re: Bug in kernel - how to make big kernel bootable with GRUB (wasRe: Linux 2.4.0-Test{1,2} with Grub (I think I found the answer))

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Date: Fri Jul 14 2000 - 13:34:36 EST


Khimenko Victor wrote:
>>
> > We have noticed. You may note that kernels > 1 MB warn that they can
> > no longer be booted by the kernel boot sector.
>
> And why it was done this way, BTW ? Fix is not that hard. Perhaps they should
> say that you can not boot them with loadlin and GRUB as well ?
>

LOADLIN doesn't use it.

        -hpa

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