[Wlug] New ULTRA1 success - almost

[Eric Martin]

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Yes!!! That warning is serious.  Make as many modules as possible for
that sparc!  I do remember that

Eric

ken jones wrote:
> I have succeeded in compiling Gentoo Linux-2.4.34-sparc  kernel on my 
> new ULTRA1.  This machine-toy has kept me off the streets and out of 
> trouble for the last couple days.  (The weather has been cooperative 
> toward the same end.)
> 
> I have a question.
> The Gentoo instructions 
> <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml?part=1&chap=7#compiling> 
> tell me that if my kernel is too big that it might not boot.
> 
> "If the (uncompressed) size is bigger than 2.5 MB (for Sparc32) or 3.5 
> MB (for Sparc64), reconfigure your kernel until it doesn't exceed these 
> limits. One way of accomplishing this is by having most kernel drivers 
> compiled as modules. Ignoring this can lead to a non-booting kernel."
> 
> My kernel after a strip command is still 3.7M.
> 
> -----------snip  from command line after a strip command-----------
> (chroot) livecd linux # strip -R .comment -R .note vmlinux
> (chroot) livecd linux # ls -lh vmlinux
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.7M Apr 13 06:03 vmlinux
> --------------end snip----------------
> 
> Should I take this warning seriously?  How do I figure out which drivers 
> to deselect from menuconfig?  lspci gives me no response.  I am not sure 
> what is in my machine.
> 
> Ken Jones
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