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List:       gentoo-sparc
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-sparc] Ultra 1 kernel help
From:       Christian Birchinger <joker () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2003-10-15 9:57:33
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The limit on Ultras is 3.6MB. Strip the vmlinux file and see if
it's small enough already.

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 07:50:26PM +1000, Ralphe Neill wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm just bringing up gentoo Linux for the first time. The platform is an
> Ultra 1 and I'm hoping for some guidance on making the kernel.
> 
> I took out everything I thought I didn't need only to have the make fail
> because it couldn't find several references ... most of which seemed to
> deal with keyboard-LED handling.
> 
> Taking almost nothing out resulted in a kernel that was too large so I
> did make after make removing more each time. After a few days of this I
> ended up with a running kernel although a module-make failed (I'm hoping
> it's one of those I left in but will never need).
> 
> Anyway, could somebody help me with what can safely be taken out and
> what MUST be left in (even though they're not mentioned in the doco)
> ebcause I'd like the smallest kernel possible and would prefer not to
> have any failures at all during the make.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Ralphe Neill
> (Melbourne, Australia)
> 
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