Re: Kernel too big...how to fix it?

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From: MATTHEW TIPPETT
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 00:00

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In article <3mdthl$oc5@werple.mira.net.au>, gtj@werple.mira.net.au (Glenn Jayaputera) writes:
> Managed to compile my kernel.  I have now run into another problem.  When
> I run 'lilo' it complains with
>
> /vmlinuz  too big.
>
> WHy is this happening, do I have to 'scale down' my options to get a
> smaller kernel??
>
> thanks in advance
> Glenn
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Sounds like you are using the kernel in the bottom of the source tree.
This is uncompressed.  the zImage kernel is in arch/i386/boot I believe.

But look for it in the /arch/i386 directory tree.

Matt

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