Subject: Re: kernel size
To: Frederic GILLIERS <fredg@DotCom.FR>
From: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@cobaltnet.com>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 07/31/2000 09:27:10
	> Is there  a maximum size for the kernel ?
	> 
	> ... it seem to work if the MFS is bigger than 1 Meg.
	> ( 1 Meg MFS makes a 2.4 Megs kernel).
	> a 2.8 Megs kernel seems to uncompress correctly, but
	> the boot hangs just after displaying : decompression Done

    The ROM uses a 2 Meg region for the compressed image,
    and a 4 Meg region for the decompressed image.

    Needless to say, the error cases are dealt with in the
    traditional ROM programming mechanism.  There is a good
    chance that your 2.4 Meg image boots but is missing some
    (potentially) interesting bits.

    cj*