Re: large kernels
It doesn't sound like you did anything wrong... a bzImage kernel isn't
actually any smaller than a zImage. When a zImage kernel is loaded (on
the x86 platform), it must fit entirely in the first 640Kb of memory
(i.e. "conventional" memory). A bzImage kernel uses some different
techniques which remove this restriction. Assuming that your kernel
compiled without errors, I'd expect LILO to handle it just fine.
Of course, 970Kb sounds just a tad large for a normal kernel. You might
be able to cut it down considerably (and free up some of that memory for
your applications) by compiling more of the features as modules, and
letting kerneld load/unload them on demand.
On Thu, Nov 05, 1998 at 03:57:16PM -0800, Sasha Gutfraind wrote:
>
> Hello Guys!
> I have problems compiling the kernel.
> Using normal make config I configured the kernel
> and it came to be around 970K. As far I understood,
> LILO (not only) requires kernels <500K.
> So, I read about big images, and made one with "make
> bzImage". however, it was of no lesser size.
>
> I must have done something wrong.
> Help.
>
> TIA.
> sasha
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