kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");

[R4ynS3yr]

if posted in wrong container: please redirec as needed.

Hello.. Atempting build of kernel under sane environment same as has been succesful 4 times hence. running sabayon 4.14 opensuse 4.15 and arch 4.14 all personally rebuilt kernels - except this generic *safe* 4.9 old old old gentoo kernel just ***** hard and so had to try another avenue:
4.9 NEVER sees my hardrives.

Profile is 17.0 amd64 Gnome systemd multilib

double bootstrap ( i know it is uneeeded )and the rebuild of @world and then again for my insanity: so tired of it right now

Previously used the awesome old old old old 4.9.x kernel on gentoo install discs: to setup the system and build all - until the failures already mentioned:

all worked well until reboot : it (old 4.9 kernel) never saw the internal hardrives and only the usb as sda .... blah..blah ..

so .. made no sense. alwasy same config - minus or plus what ever versioning of kernel demanded changes.. basically alwasy use same config for base and then modify as needed. later after sucessful boot.

So installed linux-4.15.14-aufs kernel & headers/source and so on (aufs turned off)

on kernel build using same base .config as running 4.14.0 gentoo kernel that i am up and running on now.

I get this error: why??? please assist as to where to begin everthing looks fine.. I am stumped..

gotta be a ";" i am not seeing somewhere....simple but am at a loss. COuld it be the in-kernel firmware mentioned in first couple of lines???

********************* clip from end of build
INSTALL virt/lib/irqbypass.ko
DEPMOD 4.15.14-aufs-r4yn
* Installing firmware...
* (where supported; in-kernel firmware was dropped in 4.14)
make: *** No rule to make target 'firmware_install'. Stop.
* Creating initramfs (uncompressed)...
* Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 68
* Running with options: --install --no-mountboot --luks --lvm --no-gpg --udev --kernel-config=/usr/src/linux/.config --busybox --no-compress-initramfs --all-ramdisk-modules --firmware initramfs

* Using genkernel.conf from /etc/genkernel.conf
* Sourcing arch-specific config.sh from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/config.sh ..
* Sourcing arch-specific modules_load from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/modules_load ..

* Linux Kernel 4.15.14-aufs-r4yn for x86_64...
* .. with config file /usr/src/linux-4.15.14-aufs/.config
* busybox: >> Applying patches...
* - 1.18.1-openvt.diff
* - busybox-1.20.1-strict-atime.patch
* - busybox-1.20.2-glibc-sys-resource.patch
* - busybox-1.7.4-signal-hack.patch
* busybox: >> Configuring...
* busybox: >> Compiling...
* busybox: >> Copying to cache...
* initramfs: >> Initializing...
* >> Appending base_layout cpio data...
* >> Appending udev cpio data...
cp: cannot stat '/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf': No such file or directory
* cannot copy /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf from udev
* >> Appending auxilary cpio data...
* >> Copying keymaps
* >> Appending busybox cpio data...
* >> Appending lvm cpio data...
* LVM: Adding support (copying binaries from system)...
* >> Appending luks cpio data...
* Including LUKS support
* >> Appending modules cpio data...
* >> Appending blkid cpio data...
* >> Skipping modprobed copy
* >> Appending firmware cpio data...
* >> Appending ld_so_conf cpio data...
* ldconfig: adding /sbin/ldconfig...
* ld.so.conf: adding /etc/ld.so.conf{.d/*,}...
cpio: usr/lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: usr/lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libuuid.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libm.so.6 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libdevmapper.so.1.02 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libblkid.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libpthread.so.0 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/librt.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libc.so.6 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libudev.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: usr/lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: usr/lib64/libgcrypt.so.20 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: usr/lib64/libcryptsetup.so.4 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: usr/lib64/libgpg-error.so.0 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libuuid.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libm.so.6 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libdevmapper.so.1.02 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libpthread.so.0 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/librt.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libc.so.6 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libudev.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libuuid.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libblkid.so.1 not created: newer or same age version exists
cpio: lib64/libc.so.6 not created: newer or same age version exists
* >> Finalizing cpio...

* WARNING... WARNING... WARNING...
* Additional kernel cmdline arguments that *may* be required to boot properly...
* add "dolvm" for lvm support
* With support for several ext* filesystems available, it may be needed to
* add "rootfstype=ext3" or "rootfstype=ext4" to the list of boot parameters.

* Do NOT report kernel bugs as genkernel bugs unless your bug
* is about the default genkernel configuration...
*
* Make sure you have the latest ~arch genkernel before reporting bugs.
'/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-4.15.14-aufs-r4yn' -> '/boot/initramfs.cpio'
* Unpacking initramfs cpio archive to /boot/initramfs...
1049780 blocks
* Copying static gpg program into initramfs...
'/usr/bin/staticgpg' -> '/boot/initramfs/usr/bin/gpg'
* Copying contents of /etc/modprobe.d directory into initramfs...
'/etc/modprobe.d/aliases.conf' -> '/boot/initramfs/etc/modprobe.d/aliases.conf'
'/etc/modprobe.d/i386.conf' -> '/boot/initramfs/etc/modprobe.d/i386.conf'
* Deleting old initramfs cpio archive, and repacking...
removed '/boot/initramfs.cpio'
removed '/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-4.15.14-aufs-r4yn'
1053653 blocks
'/boot/initramfs.cpio' -> '/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-4.15.14-aufs-r4yn'
* Building linux-4.15.14-aufs-r4yn (pass 2, to include real initramfs)...
CHK include/config/kernel.release
CHK include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
DESCEND objtool
CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h
CHK include/generated/bounds.h
CHK include/generated/timeconst.h
CHK scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.h
CHK include/generated/asm-offsets.h
CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh
GEN usr/initramfs_data.cpio
AS usr/initramfs_data.o
CHK include/generated/compile.h
CHK kernel/config_data.h
AR usr/built-in.o
GEN .version
CHK include/generated/compile.h
UPD include/generated/compile.h
CC init/version.o
AR init/built-in.o
AR built-in.o
LD vmlinux.o
MODPOST vmlinux.o
ld: kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE
make: *** [Makefile:1014: vmlinux] Error 1

* buildkernel: Error: Caught signal - exiting
* buildkernel: Warning: Unmounting '/boot/efi'

(chroot) k053kr4yn / #
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Or am i just missing it somewhere?

Thanks: for time and help.

The section in .../usr/src/linux/arch/x86/kernel #vmlinux.lds.S that of course renders the error - but what to do?

.......


#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
/*
* The ASSERT() sink to . is intentional, for binutils 2.14 compatibility:
*/
. = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
"kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
#else
/*
* Per-cpu symbols which need to be offset from __per_cpu_load
* for the boot processor.
*/
#define INIT_PER_CPU(x) init_per_cpu__##x = x + __per_cpu_load
INIT_PER_CPU(gdt_page);
INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);

/*
* Build-time check on the image size:
*/
. = ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
"kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
****
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[R4ynS3yr]

ANSWERED:
removed loading (--firmware)
* Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 68
* Running with options: --install --no-mountboot --luks --lvm --no-gpg --udev --kernel-config=/usr/src/linux/.config --busybox --no-compress-initramfs --all-ramdisk-modules initramfs

Kernel boots UEFI flawlessly now to finish configuring rest of system and try to fix lack of firmware stupidity later : since no access until 'mount' time.

Anyone have ideas on how to include firmware:? question 8000 unanswered ...lol
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[NeddySeagoon]

R4ynS3yr,

You are using an old version of genkernel.