RE: Re: How to increase kernel space

You'll have to reload to increase the kernel size.

Jamey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Hogston [mailto:sean@hogston.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 7:53 AM
> To: familiar@handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] Re: How to increase kernel space
>
>
> So if we change the partition size as in the instructions it
> blows out the familiar distro and you have to reinstall?
>
> Or did I miss something.
>
> sean
>
>
> > Pigeon <pigeon@foruto.com> writes:
> >
> >> Hi. Sorry but I'm a bit confused about this now.
> >>
> >> The page said we need a partition for the kernel which is larger
> >> than 512k, which is fine. But then according to the same page, the
> >> familiar kernel for that (zImage-2.4.6-rmk1-np2-fam4_hh3) is 503k
> >> only.
> >
> > Well, I am guilty of writing this up. I added it since I had a
> > 512k partition and the kernel wouldn't boot (with the message
> > given there). Jamey told me on IRC to make sure I have a big enough
> > kernel size. I guess a compressed image unpacks at over 512k.
> >
> > If you find out more, feel free to add it to the wiki page. I
> > personally installed the old kernel for now, since I am not yet
> > ready to lose my familiar installation (intimate is not touched
> > by a re-partitioning).
> >
> > [Hmm, I'll add some more info about that to the wiki.]
> >
> > I also guess the familiar instructions should be changed to give the
> > bigger kernel partition size. Might be the case already, but wan't a
> > few days ago when I installed familiar.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Colin
> >
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Received on Tue Jul 24 04:52:18 2001