Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:30:58 +0100 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: System is too big |
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Hi there.
> # make bzImage > [...] > Root device is (3, 2) > Boot sector 512 bytes. > Setup is 3432 bytes. > System is 1412 kB > System is too big. Try using modules. > make[1]: *** [bzImage] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' > make: *** [bzImage] Error 2
> What is the reason of size limit for bzImage ?
I would presume that's connected with the 640k limit again, but in a different way - presumably, the bzImage loader has its own limit on the kernel size it can handle before it runs out of conventional memory to buffer through...
Best wishes from Riley.
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