Hi Jim.

 > everything seemed to be going OK until the end of the make boot.
 > I get

 > boot sector 512 bytes
 > Setup is 3540 bytes
 > System is 628kb
 > System is too big. Try using bzImige or modules.
 > make[1]: *** [zImage] error 1
 > make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.2.5/arch/i386/boot
 > make: *** [boot] Error 2

 > What did I do wrong.

Basically, you have too much compiled in to use `make zImage` and, as
the message says, you should "Try using bzImage or modules".

As a first step, replace `make zImage` with `make bzImage` which
should work for you...

Best wishes from Riley.

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