Re: can't build small enough zImage for floppy

Manfred Bartz (md-linux-kernel@logi.cc)
13 Jan 2001 09:39:49 +1100


Jordan <jordang@pcc.net> writes:

> 1st, the Sony Vaio Z505HS appears to be an example of a machine which
> will not boot a bzImage correctly, compaining about the compression
> format.

Maybe you need to upgrade to a newer version of lilo?

> 2nd, trying to build kernel 2.4.0, I stripped out or module-ized
> everything I could (I think) including SCSCI support, the smallest I've
> gotten zImage (under 600k) is still too big!

Don't use ``make zImage'', use ``make bzImage'' (big zImage) amd the
size will be fine.

-- 
Manfred

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