>>>>>> One kernel I successfully booted was a 2.2.12 kernel of about
>>>>>> 1.3M in size, so well over both the 1M limit and the size of
>>>>>> your kernel above.
>>>>> Hmm.. maybe with some shameless thievery.. ;-)
>>>> If you mean that I applied the patch I developed before
>>>> compiling it, then I have to admit that such was indeed
>>>> the case.
>>> Ah no.. I meant maybe I should go try to swipe code from lilo,
>>> but since it's not there yet <g> I'll wait.
>> Now you have me puzzled...
>> All I can work out is that I was able to successfully boot a
>> 2.2.12 kernel of about 1.3M in size using the version of LILO
>> supplied as standard with RedHat 6.0 (but for some reason, I
>> was not able to boot a similar sized 2.3.17 kernel using that
>> method). You appear to be claiming that LILO is not able to
>> boot suchlike kernels?
> No, having never read the LILO source I [cw]ouldn't claim
> anything.
Ah...
> I interpreted your comment about a patch to mean that you'd
> modified LILO.
Nope, the patch I referred to is one I am developing for the Linux
kernel itself, and specifically the files...
arch/i386/boot/{bootsect.S,setup.s,tools/build.c}
...which will allow the built in bootloader (when compiled in bzImage
mode) to boot kernels of 1M and more in size (the current limit for
the in-built boot loader is 1,048,560 bytes - 16 bytes short of 1M).
Best wishes from Riley.
PS: The kernel versions page is now back online at the URL below, and
includes separate sublists both for each kernel series, and for
each year of development.
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| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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