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[Hamish Greig <hgreig AT bigpond.net.au>]

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On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:27, Duane Malcolm wrote:
> I made a vmlinux kernel but lilo says it too large ("Fatal: Kernel
> /boot/vmlinux is too big"). I am nw compiling the kernel using a 2.4.18
> kernel config file from a person who has a Evo n160. I'll see if I'm
> missing something in the kernel.
>
> I think it's hardware or how lilo talks to the hardware because the same
> image doesn't have a problem on other machines.
>
> If this doesn't work and nothing else comes to mind, I'll give up and
> hang out for a new laptop.
>
> Duane.
>
- From "man lilo" but whether it can cause slow boot as well as the hang you 
would need to find out.
nobd   Suppresses the BIOS data check.  This option is reserved for use
              with non-IBM-compliant BIOS's which hang with the lines:

                   Loading...............
                   BIOS data check

Hamish
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