On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, 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. > > > > 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). Use 2.88 Mbyte floppies, and burn CD-RWs. Otherwise, use PXE or hack Anaconda to allow non-standard floppy sizes. -- Please, reply only to the list.
