kernel compile in 9.1

e1000 · 10-18-2003, 05:49 PM

hey, im trying to recompile my kernel and i ran into a slight problem. when i try the "make zImage" it goes for 5 or 6 muinites and fails because it says its to large (but i expected this).

so then i try "make bzImage" and it goes for about 1 min and gives the message "warning: kernel is to big for standalone boot from floppy" then it fails.

how do i get past this?

LinFreak! · 10-18-2003, 06:19 PM

I have no idea why it fails but the message "warning: kernel is to big for standalone boot from floppy" is quite normal, it means the kernel is bigger than 1.44MB I think.
Sorry I can't help further: Perhaps post the last few messages.

lupin_the_3rd · 10-18-2003, 09:20 PM

Sounds like something is not right in your kernel config file... either modules are missing or modules are conflicting... more info would help though

speck · 10-18-2003, 11:31 PM

When you are choosing (during "make xconfig") all the drivers you want for your system, are you adding the drivers to the kernel (y) or compiling them as loadable modules (m)? If you're choosing "y" for all the options, then that is the problem. Compiling them as loadable modules will reduce the size of your kernel.

Speck

Scruff · 10-18-2003, 11:33 PM

You shouldnt need to reduce the size of the kernel. Mine is always too big to fit on a floppy, but that doesn't stop me from a succesful kernel compile. Are you sure it fails after that message? What type of error do you get?