Re: [Linux-decnet-user] Applying Kernel patch

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Akihiko,

Use make bzImage instead of make zImage, kernels are too big for zImage.

good luck,

Ed Calderon



Akihiko Tanaka wrote:

> I modified proc_fs.h and executed "make zImage" as shown in the kernel installation guide. It complied and linked. However, the following errors were displayed:
>
> Root device is (3,8)
> Boot sector 512 bytes.
> Setup is 3440 bytes.
> System is 619kB
> System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules.
> make[1]:***[zImage] Error 1
> make[1]:Leaving directory 'usr/src/linux-2.2.14/arch/i386/boot'
> make:***[zImage]Error 2
>
> Do I need to fix these errors? It looks zImage is created.
>
> Akihiko
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Patrick Caulfield <pa...@pa...>
> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:27:54 +0100
>
> >On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 08:54:21PM -0400, Akihiko Tanaka wrote:
> >> I downloaded the latest patch for DECNET and tried to install on my Red Hat 6.2 Kernel 2.2.14-50 i586 machine for the first time. I follwed the Kernel Patch Installation Guide on the web. When I did
> >>
> >> patch -p1 <decnet-2_2_16.diff
> >>
> >> I got an error and created proc_fs.h.rej file. It seems that patch tried to add PROC_NET_PNP and PROC_NET_DECNET to proc_fs.h file.
> >>
> >> I went ahead to execute make zImage. But because PROC_NET_DECNET is not defined in proc_fs.h, I had a compile error from af_decnet.c.
> >>
> >> How can I correct a patch error? Do I need to start from patch and the follow the instruction again? 'Make config' asked a lot of questions. It looks like defining a lot of Environment Variables. Can I skip this and use the previously defined values?
> >
> >
> >That's normal for applying the 2.2.16 patch to a 2.2.14 kernel. You should
> >either upgrade to 2.2.16 or edit the include/proc_fs.h file as follows:
> >
> >Look for PROC_NET_LAST and add the following line just before it:
> >
> >PROC_NET_DECNET,
> >
> >Don't forget the trailing comma or it won't compile.
> >
> ><whinge mode>
> >Considering 2.2.x is supposed to be a stable kernel I find it a little galling
> >that new /proc/net entries seem to turn up in almost every new release :-(
> ></whinge mode>
> >
> >Just to confirm that, the file should look a little like this in that area:
> >
> >
> >        PROC_NET_BRIDGE,
> >        PROC_NET_DECNET,
> >        PROC_NET_LAST
> >};
> >
> >enum scsi_directory_inos {
> >        PROC_SCSI_SCSI = 256,
> >        PROC_SCSI_ADVANSYS,
> >
> >
> >Patrick
> >
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