[linux-help] Re: Boot problem kernels 2.4x (latest)

[Weqaar Ali Janjua <wxjanjua@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I even tried on a fresh redhat 7.1 box, tried recompiling the same
kernel-version which was pre-installed with rpms!! I keep on checking
warning messages with -Wall flag but everything seems to be fine!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "gLaNDix" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: Boot problem kernels 2.4x (latest)


>
> just a tho't, but have you upgraded all the progs/libs the kernel is
> dependant on?  i believe there's a file in /usr/src/linux/ about that,
> but the filename escapes me...  i know i had problems when first trying
> the 2.2.x kernel before i followed those instructions....
>
> gLaNDix
>
> Weqaar Ali Janjua wrote:
>
> >I have tried everything, I have been recompiling kernels for the last 4
yrs
> >but never faced such problem except the image-size-limit and compiling
> >against header files for a different or older kernel...but everythings
> >perfect(seems to be) here...did u recompile 2.4x branch kernel and it
worked
> >fine????
> >Thanx,
> >Weqaar Ali Janjua
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Donald King" <donald_king@xxxxxxxx>
> >To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:16 PM
> >Subject: [linux-help] Re: Boot problem kernels 2.4x (latest)
> >
> >
> >>I'm new to the list, so I'm replying to a quoted message...
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> >>>Behalf Of Weqaar Ali Janjua
> >>>Sent: 11 August 2001 05:31
> >>>To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [linux-help] Re: Boot problem kernels 2.4x (latest)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>  Well I noticed my kernel image was larger than 800K, I recompiled it
> >>>
> >and
> >
> >>>it came upto 767K but still the same problem!! The exact message after
> >>>
> >it
> >
> >>>hangs up is:
> >>>
> >>>Loading linuximage..........
> >>>Uncompresing Linux...... Ok, booting the kernel.
> >>>
> >>> and here it hangs!!! Every step during compilation went fine.
> >>>Thanx,
> >>>Weqaar Ali Janjua
> >>>
> >>After configuring the kernel, did you compile it with a command like
"make
> >>dep clean bzImage modules"?  bzImage means BIG zImage, which is required
> >>
> >if
> >
> >>the *uncompressed* kernel size in memory will be larger than a certain
> >>
> >limit.
> >
> >>The penalty it imposes on a kernel that doesn't need it is minimal, so
> >>
> >it's
> >
> >>highly recommended that you simply compile all your kernels as bzImage.
> >>
> >>--
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