Ivo Mencke, On Thursday December 11, 2003 09:50, Ivo Mencke wrote: > Hello, I have just downloaded this kernel, from the redhat website! > > kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.30.i686.rpm > > > when i install it using lilo it tells me: > > [root@localhost boot]# lilo > boot = /dev/sda, map = /boot/map.0801 > Fatal: Kernel /boot/vmlinux-2.4.9-e.30smp is too big > [root@localhost boot]# > > > should i use grub? or will that solve anything? > why is there a size limitation? the original kernel was almost the same > size: > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3125982 Nov 28 2003 > vmlinux-2.4.9-e.30smp > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3097034 May 3 2002 > vmlinux-2.4.9-e.3smp You need to pay close attention to the exact line you put in for this. Replace the "x" with a "z" in "vmlinux-2.4.9-e.30smp". You have to use the compressed kernel. -- Brian Ashe CTO Dee-Web Software Services, LLC. rhlist@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.dee-web.com/ -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
