LILO: Kernel too big

[Damien Elmes]

Michael Still <mikal at stillhq.com> writes:

>> Are you copying vmlinux from the top level directory? If so, try copying the
>> compressed image from arch/[archtype]/boot (eg arch/i386/boot/bzImage).
>
> And then copying the top level vmlinux to /boot

That's your problem. You want arch/i386/boot/bzImage.


>> Other options include using grub instead of lilo, and trying for more modules.
>
> Bugger

Grub is fantastic. Try it. 

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Damien Elmes