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Re: [TCLUG:11361] Caution: wide load



Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:
> 
> I've got a fresh install of Macmillan 6.5 (=Mandrake 6.1), and I must say,
> I'm beginning to see why people don't like Red Hat. :] All along I've been
> happy with my solid 4.2 and 5.2 systems, and now this. Many things are
> inexplicably b0rked.

My own experience with Mandrake is that 6.1 was a lemon. Could it have
something to do with them releasing it with a pre-release 2.2.13 kernel?
It just seemed really un finished. Try Red Hat 6.1 it's much better.

> 
> If I do compile everything directly into the kernel, LILO fails to
> install, saying the kernel is too big (~450KB). What's up with that?
> Compiling as 'make bzImage' (vs. 'zImage') doesn't seem to make a
> difference.
> 
> Any clues?
> 

-- 
Dave Erickson
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