Bug 76208 - Lilo does not like 2.4.18-17.7.xsmp
Summary: Lilo does not like 2.4.18-17.7.xsmp
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: lilo
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-10-18 05:08 UTC by Christopher Chan
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:47 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-10-18 05:08:16 UTC
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Description Christopher Chan 2002-10-18 05:08:10 UTC 
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Description of problem:
lilo
<snip>
Fatal: Kernel /boot/vmlinux-2.4.18-17.7.xsmp is too big

2.4.18-3smp has no problem.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
download kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
rpm -ivh kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
edit /etc/lilo.conf
lilo

Actual Results:  Fatal: Kernel /boot/vmlinux-2.4.18-17.7.xsmp is too big

Expected Results:  Added [label]

Additional info:
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2002-10-18 14:57:40 UTC 
You shouldn't be booting the vmlinux, you should be booting vmlinuz (the
compressed kernel)
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