On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 11:57:41AM +0200, Sylvain Briole wrote: > > I have run the compilation like this : > make dep;make clean;make;make zImage > > I obtain : > > [...] > Root device is (7, 7) > Boot sector 512 bytes. > Setup is 4804 bytes. > System is 1450 kB > System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules. > make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.4.21-2.4.21.orig/arch/i386/boot'make: *** [zImage] > Error 2 > > So, I have tried it with make bzImage : > > [...] > Root device is (7, 7) > Boot sector 512 bytes. > Setup is 4804 bytes. > System is 1450 kB > warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.4.21-2.4.21.orig/arch/i386/boot' > Why is my kernel a lot bigger than the original Debian one? > Onto : > http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4/ > The kernel (linux.bin) is only 1.2M!
I think you should use make bzImage to get a compressed one. I have met the same problem before. But I don't know why. Regards. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]