Re: kernel too big

Andrew F. Scott (ascott@fnal.gov)
Tue, 08 Jun 1999 12:22:25 -0500

Enrico,

I'm not sure how you have only what you need and still have a bzImage
that's 1.5MB. My 2.2.9 is only 650KB, and I have all I need and more.
Did you try configuring more things as modules instead of building them
into the kernel? Just about all filesystems except for ext2 should
probably be modules, and sound support, tape drives, etc. are good
things to make modules.

Andrew

Enrico Ng wrote:
>
> I tried to upgrade the kernel (2.2.9).
> When I rand make zImage, It said it was too big
> I triend, make bzImage, that seemed to work, but when I tried to run
> LILO, it told me the kernel was too big.
>
> what should I do? I have taken out everything I think I dont need.
> it is about 1.5MB
>
> also, I was told that there was some USB support in 2.2.8, does that
> mean that it is also in 2.2.9? I am trying to get my USB mouse to work
>
> Enrico Ng <ng@fnmail.com>

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