[Wd_general] Kernel too big error

Scott Every scott at blast.com
Tue Dec 21 17:02:42 EST 2004


did you start with the kernel config from the kernel you are using?

look in /kernel/configs and grab the kernel matching the /wdboot symlink

copy that file to /usr/src/linux/.config and run make oldconfig
then follow on as before.


s

Scott Every
Blast Wireless
http://www.blast.com/
On Dec 20, 2004, at 11:08 AM, Andrew Mace wrote:

> Hey!
>
>  
>
> I am working with White dwarf 2.2 on a desktop system with a 4GB hd, 
> 128MB ram and a K6-2 400 CPU. I am practicing with it to learn how to 
> configure things so I will be able to do it when I order a PC104 board 
> for use with it. I want USB support and Video 4 Linux also. I have 
> tried to recompile the kernel and add both of those. I used:
>
> Make menuconfig
>
> Make dep
>
> Make clean
>
> Make bzimage
>
> Make modules
>
> Make modules_install
>
>  
>
> When I tried adding it to the LILO I got a fatal error of kernel too 
> big. What can I do to add USB and V4L to the kernel and get it to 
> boot?
>
>  
>
> Andrew
>
>  
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