Super, thanks. That's just what I was after. Donald E. Bodle, Jr. Sr. Systems Integration Engineer Platform Development The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. (937) 485-1954 -----Original Message----- From: Ajay Shekhawat [mailto:ajay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:26 PM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Modified boot kernel won't fit on boot diskette On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 03:47:12PM -0500, Bodle, Donald E wrote: > I'm trying to get a boot kernel that can handle 4GB of memory, so that my > kickstart %post can make some decisions based on memory size. Right now the > boot kernel isn't configured for HIGHMEM4G and so looking at /proc/meminfo > or dmesg output only shows 896M of memory. > > I've compiled the new kernel, but its just enough larger that it won't fit > in my 1.44MB boot image. I'm sure I've seen reference to making a larger > boot image on a floppy, but can't find it in any of my notes or browsing the > kickstart archives back through last April. If you want to write a larger floppy, you can write upto 1.722MB using the device /dev/fd0u1722. If it doesn't exist, create one thusly: mknod /dev/fd0u1722 b 2 60 > Can anyone help me out? BTW, the boot image and kickstart files will > actually be on a CDROM. I'm just modifying the default boot.img on a floppy > for testing (reduce wasting CDs). I had heard that CDROM boot specs require that the boot image be 1.44MB. I'm not sure about that tho'; maybe someone else can comment on this. Ajay _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
