Hello list, Is there a FAQ some ware on compiling a kernel? The problem I'm having is that I can't produce a kernel that is smaller than 2MB. Should kernels be compressed? I am using slackware 8 here. If there is not such a document would someone be willing to have a look at my configuration and the output from 'make dep' and 'make' to see why this is happening? Here are the steps I am taking. Doug 1. place the 'linux-2.4.13.tar.gz' file in my '/usr/src' directory. 2. 'tar zxvf linux-2.4.13.tar.gz'. A directory 'linux' is created and the files and directories from the tar ball are placed in this directory. 3. Place 'speakup-1.00.tar.gz' in my '/usr/src' directory. 4. 'tar zxvf speakup-1.00.tar.gz' A directory 'speakup-1.00' is created and the files and directories are placed in this directory. 5. 'cd /usr/src/speakup-1.00' 6. './install' All of the patch hunks apply successfully. 7. 'cd /usr/src/linux' 8. 'make dep >/home/dlawlor/makedep' The output is directed into '/home/dlawlor/makedep'. 9. 'make menuconfig' I go through the configuration process and save my configuration in '/home/dlawlor/kernel-config.cfg'. 10. I press the 'esc' key until I am asked if I want to save my configuration. I say yes and end up with a '.config' file in my '/usr/src/linux' directory. 11. 'make >/home/dlawlor/kernel-make' All the output from make is placed into '/home/dlawlor/kernel-make'. 12. I do a 'ls -l' and see a file called 'vmlinux' in my '/usr/src/linux' directory. It is executable and is around 2.5 mb. 13. 'cp vmlinux /vmlinux-2.4.13' Copy the new kernel to where is lives on my system. 14. I run 'lilo' and get a fatal error saying that kernel vmlinux-2.4.13 is too big.
