hrdluk on Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:52:16 -0400 (EDT)


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RE: [Plug] Kernel recompile...



On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Andrew P. Ban wrote:

> Vale,
> 
> 	I though (and I am sure other list members will correct me if I am wrong)
> 512 was the kernel image size limit. 

This is not true.  I am not sure if there is a kernel size limit, why
should there be?

> I was also under the impression that
> swap space was limit 128 MB and anything over that was not used.
> 

A swap partition is limited to 128M, however you may have as many swap
partitions as you desire.

> After reading that you got the zImage too big use bzImage begs the question
> why you did not use bzImage.  I have not (in my limited Linux experience
> heard of or had problems with bzImage but as usual your mileage may vary.
> 
> Drew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net [mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]
> On Behalf Of Vale_Kenny@vanguard.com
> Sent:	Monday, June 07, 1999 10:14
> To:	plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject:	[Plug] Kernel recompile...
> 
> How big in a average sized kernel??
> I am running RH6.0, and trying to do a kernel recompile, to solve another
> problem (but that's another email :) ) and I have almost everything either
> excluded, or moduled (under menuconfig), and still make zImage tells me it
> is
> too big, to use bzImage.  Finally, I get it down to 479K, after excluding
> some
> things that were suggested to be included, zImage worked, but trying to run
> make
> zlilo to install, zlilo says it's too big again...
> so how large should a kernel be?  I have an absolutely minimal config..
> for reference...
> 96 megs
> NCR SCSI W/F
> Matrox Millenium
> 3com Vortex (905? I can;t remember right now)
> SB AWE 64
> USR 56k
> No dos, no dual boot
> mount points are (nod to the conversation, I just decided to use them all...
> :>
> )
> /    1G   /sda3
> /boot     300M /sda1
> /usr 1G   /sda4
> /swap     200M /sda2
> /var 1G   /sdb2
> /home     2G   /sdb1
> /tmp 1G   /sdb3
> /storage2G     /sdb4
> 
> 
> I don't think all of this information is needed, but...JIC
> Peace,
> Vale
> 
> 
> 
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