Re: Kernel to big for lilo?

Erik Walthinsen (omega@sequent.com)
Tue, 24 Dec 1996 14:25:53 -0800 (PST)

> > > This question is basic but it is kernel-related. I am trying to upgrade
> > > from 1.2.13 to 2.0.27 and everything works well except the kernel
> > > generated is not compressed. It is over 1 M and lilo says this is too
> > > big. I am using make dep ; make clean ; make zImage as in the README.
> > Instead of make zImage, if you trust it, try make bzlilo.
> > - Neptho
> or just make bzImage then install like you would with make zImage; it
> works the same

I think I know what the problem is. The kernel in /usr/src/linux/vmlinuz
(or wherever) is the base kernel, before it's compressed. The compressed
kernel (at least the one I've used successfully for a year+) is in
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage.

But then, you really shouldn't have a kernel over 1MB. Use kerneld and
set up everything as loadable modules (except things like ext2fs...) Much
nicer, and you don't have to deal with things like bzImage.

TTYL,
Omega

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