From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:45:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:45:14 -0500 Received: from relay1.pair.com ([209.68.1.20]:32013 "HELO relay1.pair.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:45:01 -0500 X-pair-Authenticated: 203.164.4.223 From: "Manfred Bartz" Message-ID: <20010112223949.4689.qmail@logi.cc> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: can't build small enough zImage for floppy In-Reply-To: <3A5F7BA7.B2FF852B@pcc.net> X-Subversion: anarchy bomb crypto drug explosive fission gun nuclear sex terror In-Reply-To: Jordan's message of "Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:48:23 -0600" Organization: rows-n-columns Date: 13 Jan 2001 09:39:49 +1100 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) XEmacs/21.1 (Bryce Canyon) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jordan writes: > 1st, the Sony Vaio Z505HS appears to be an example of a machine which > will not boot a bzImage correctly, compaining about the compression > format. Maybe you need to upgrade to a newer version of lilo? > 2nd, trying to build kernel 2.4.0, I stripped out or module-ized > everything I could (I think) including SCSCI support, the smallest I've > gotten zImage (under 600k) is still too big! Don't use ``make zImage'', use ``make bzImage'' (big zImage) amd the size will be fine. -- Manfred - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/