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Re: Kernel Build Problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elliot Lee)
Thu Nov 7 23:18:15 1996
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 23:13:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>
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On 7 Nov 1996, Ed Alexander wrote:
> I'm having a problem building a new kernel. I'm
> using xconfig to create my .config file. I select only the options
> I need and modularize those I can. However, the new kernel is
> almost 1 Mb in size and lilo tells me that it's too large. I'm using
> the RedHat 4.0 Intel box set and installed from the CD.
> What am I doing wrong? I can send a copy of my
> .config file if that would help. TIA.
You need to 'make zImage' instead of just 'make' or 'make vmlinux'. Then
tell LILO to use that (after copying it to /boot, of course).
-- Elliot
A: "Talk about stupidity!"
B: "Who, you?"
A: "No, me!"
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