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Re: "Kernel size too large"

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From: Leonard Lin
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 00:00
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Handle modules. bzip or other are not styleful.
Make not often used function in the kernel to modules
and compile from hands:
make dep clean zImage modules modules_install
you will find the compilent in the ./arch/(mashine)/boot/zImage

Leonard Lin
l.lin@gmx.net

Craig Sharpe schrieb:

> Hi
>
> I'm in the process of configuring my own kernel. I'm using RedHat 6 and
> need to reconfigure the kernel to suport scsi, parallel ports, and zip
> drivers so that I can install my zip 250 parallel drive.
>
> I've selected the options I want in xconfig .. and have typed "make
> dep", then "make clean" and then "make zImage" but then after it has
> looked at the sectors of my HD it comes up with two error messages
> saying " Use bzImage or modules". I took the advice and ran "make
> xconfigure" with very few y options and after the rest of the procedure
> the error message came up again. It takes about a whole morning to do
> the process and so I was wondering if it was possible to see the amount
> of bytes used in the kernel by the different drivers..  and hence know
> how much I can add without going over the kernel size limit??
>
> Or does anyone know were to find xconfig lists that display the drivers
> installed and produce a working kernel?
>
> thanks for your time.

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Subject: Re: "Kernel size too large"
Date: 1999/06/08
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