Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-41,: Re: Linux 2.3.21 Gripes.

# Re: Linux 2.3.21 Gripes.

Mike Galbraith (mikeg@weiden.de)
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:13:38 +0200 (CEST)

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On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Riley Williams wrote:

> Hi Mike.
>
> >>>>>> Have you tried make bzImage ?
>
> >>>>> That is not always enough. If the bzImage is larger than 1Mb,
> >>>>> it still doesn't link. (But you need _a lot_ of drivers for
> >>>>> this)
>
> >>>> I think this was a bug which is now fixed.
>
> >>> It'll link now, but this beastie..
>
> >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1052897 Oct 14 07:10 arch/i386/boot/bzImage
>
> >>> ..still can't be booted. (not by loadlin anyway.. is there a
> >>> protected mode bootloader for games98 anywhere?)
>
> >> I wouldn't know about loadlin as I've never used it, but I have
> >> booted a few kernels >1M (1,048,576 bytes) in size using LILO, so
> >> have good reason to suppose that it supports them.
>
> >> 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.

-Mike

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