Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:08:11 -0500 (EST) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | Re: "System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules." |
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On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Daniel Deimert wrote:
> > > I don't suppose there's a way to guarantee that lilo is up to date. > > > Seems odd - why not simply have a facility in the configuration that > > > tells you when the kernel (without modules) is oversize, and allows > > > you to adjust the options accordingly? > > > > Because bzImage is the 'new' type. There is no reason not to use it except > > that it won't work with old tools or on some old computers. > > Hi! > > Since Linux 2.2 expects the user to install a number of new tools anyway, as per > Documentation/Changes, would it not be reasonable to expect the user to install a > new lilo as well?
Yep, thats right. It's also reasonable to expect the user to learn to type make bzImage insted of make zImage.
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