Re: "Kernel size too large"

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From: Peter B. West
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 00:00

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Chris Lee wrote:
> 
> Instead of using 'make zImage' when you're at that last step, try using
> 'make bzImage'. Bzipped files are MUCH smaller than their zipped
> counterparts.

If you check the images generated by the two makes, you will see that
they are within a few bytes of one another.  The difference seems to be
in the load offset - have a look at the Makefile down in the boot
subdirectory.

Yours faithfully,
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