Sorry if this is a common repost, I searched for posts but found nothing. Compiling my first kernel on my Slackware 8.1 system, Lilo keeps telling me that the kernel is "too big". First I modularized just the things I use only occasionally, still too big. So I went ahead and modularized pretty much everything I was including apart from the bare essentials such as FS. Still too big? I don't know how to make it any smaller. Is this a Lilo problem or am I making some newbie mistake?
First kernel recompile: Kernel too big...
- Thread starter Lunarcade
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I'm thinking you probably took the vmlinux that was created in the directory you were in when you compiled. If that is so, then you took the wrong thing. You need to take the image from /usr/src/linux-2.x.yy/arch/i386/boot/bzImage (where bzImage is the image you created during the compile). Good old gentoo install taught me this one. Good Luck.
Originally posted by: Lunarcade
And newbie mistake it is! Thanks
Its only a mistake if you dont learn from it. This isnt even an "oops" (which is on par with an "oh sh*t!"). This is more of a "d'oh!".
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: Lunarcade
And newbie mistake it is! Thanks
Its only a mistake if you dont learn from it. This isnt even an "oops" (which is on par with an "oh sh*t!"). This is more of a "d'oh!".
That's a good point. When I did my first kernel compilation, I made the same mistake. So, I learned from it as well as you are going to.
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Originally posted by: Lunarcade
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Stop already!
Originally posted by: Lunarcade
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
Seems like your kernel is overlapping and causing it to repeat over and over...
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
well you could track it down peice by piece... or be lazy and go back an reconfigure a less-modularized kernel.
bart
bart
Ok... that problem left... and I have a new one. Kernel says it can't mount the root fs. I checked and made sure the FS (ext3) is supported by the kernel, and lilo.conf is set with the correct device for root. Nothing from the failed boots seems to be logged anywhere so I can't quote the error messages... probably cause the root filesystem was never mounted. I'll try to provide any information I can. Hopefully the AT heads can get my kernel going
woah... i dont know how i managed to repeat so many times without even realizing it. very sorry about that
What does the kernel spit out before panicing about not being able to mount the root fs?
You didn't exclude anything like your storage controller or anything from the kernel did you?
You didn't exclude anything like your storage controller or anything from the kernel did you?
That sounds like it might be the problem. If you modularized everything except your FS module and a few other things, chances are you modularized your IDE controller as well. Not a good idea.
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