Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:31:12 -0500 (CDT) | From | "Matthew G. Marsh" <> | Subject | Re: bzImage patch ? for monolithic kernels |
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On 6 Aug 1999, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908052016210.13486-100000@ps.cus.umist.ac.uk> > By author: Riley Williams <rhw@MemAlpha.CX> > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > Whilst the bzImage format itsef can handle kernels up to 16M in size, > > there is a problem with boot loaders once the kernel gets to be over > > 1M in size, and that is the current limit. > > > > There HAS to be a way round that limit, but I for one haven't the > > foggiest what it is... > > > > Best wishes from Riley. > > > > Zeroeth-order: change the 0xffff constant on line 173 of > linux/arch/i386/boot/tools/build.c to something more appropriate > (0xfffff for example) and see what breaks...
Yep - Seems OK. I added an f and rebuilt a 1.1M kernel bzImage and lilo did not complain and the machine booted. Now we will see if there are any othr problems but I highly doubt it. Thanks!
> Actually, I don't see why 16 MB would be a limit for bzImage either... > > -hpa > -- > <hpa@transmeta.com> at work, <hpa@zytor.com> in private! > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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