Re: [PLUG] how kernel compiling works

[LeRoy Cressy <leroy@lrcressy.com>]

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If you look at the size of the actual bzImage it will probably fit on a 
floppy, but the size of the uncompressed image will not.  I have been 
getting such messages on my kernel compiles also.

Wayne Dawson wrote:
> Thanks for everybody's help.
>
> I now have a kernel with SCSI and RAID support built in.  I conclude 
> this from the fact that I have my software SCSI RAID mounted and lsmod 
> does not show any modules whatsoever.
>
> I got a message toward the end of the make bzImage command which 
> indicated that my kernel is too big for "standalone" boot from floppy.  
> Should I worry about this?  If the computer fails for some reason, I 
> want to be able to move the SCSI interface to another computer, plug my 
> external RAID into it, and boot from a premade floppy for this purpose.
>
> Can I do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
>
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