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    SubjectRE: Problems with to large of a kernel
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    Yes, I've done this. However, when trying to use that kernel on a floppy
    disk for installation (we build nearly 50 servers a month for our business),
    you cannot boot off of a floppy using that kind of kernel image.

    Timm Gleason

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Peter Svensson [mailto:petersv@psv.nu]
    > Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 3:30 PM
    > To: Timm Gleason
    > Cc: linux-kernel
    > Subject: Re: Problems with to large of a kernel
    >
    >
    > On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Timm Gleason wrote:
    >
    > > Out of the box, it's too damn big. How is one supposed to add
    > the features
    > > that one needs of the default set of configuration choices is too big to
    > > begin with?
    >
    > You can use bzImage:s instead (just use make bzImage instead of make
    > zImage). Resonably modern versions of lilo/loadlin etc handle the new
    > format.
    >
    > Peter
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