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    SubjectRe: System is too big
    Brian Gerst wrote:
    <SNIP>
    > extended memory. The reason there is a size limitation on a zImage is
    > that is is loaded into conventional memory (first 640k), since the
    > processor is still in real mode while the kernel is loaded.
    <SNIP>

    The solution, hence is to use a _REAL_ processor which supports a full
    flat 64-bit memory addressing space during boot. ;-)





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