[ale] Kernel too big??

[Dave Brooks]

I'm assuming you ran /sbin/lilo, as well?
Try 'make bzImage' when compiling, makes kernels nice and small(er).

-Dave

On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 05:48:13PM -0500, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>I've been recompiling the Mandrake 6.0 kernel (2.2.9-27) in order to get
>PCMCIA working on a laptop.  I think I'm doing OK - I've got modules
>compiled and installed and all that, and I've gotten my new kernel installed
>(verified by checking date) and made sure lilo.conf points to the right
>location.  I did a "make zlilo" as well.  Problem is, the old kernel is the
>one that's booting (according to the text that appears at login time to the
>right of the lame penguin).  When I try to run LILO by hand, it tells me,
>"kernel too big" (I presume it must have also sone this during the "make
>zlilo" process but I didn't see it go by). This kernel is 486038 bytes,
>smaller than the original.  What have I done wrong?
>
>- Jeff

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