Kernel-Recompile edba too big

[Bob Underwood <mgkrebs1@cox.net>]

Hi all,

I just recompiled a 2.4.20 kernel to include the 2.7.0 i2c modules.  
It appeared to compile correctly.

However, when I attempt to boot the kernel, I immediately receive the 
error message:  "EDBA too big."

A search of google doesn't turn up a lot of help.  There is one 
reference to the image itself being too large.  Not likely in this 
case as my initrd.img is only about 2.4 mb as compared to the stock 
2.4.20-k7 initrd.img being about 3.0 mb.

There is another reference to a "bug in lilo" that suggests getting 
the newest version of lilo.  I have the version now in sid.

Any ideas of how to get around this?

Thanks.

bob