[syslinux] very strange kernel problem

[H. Peter Anvin]

Roberto De Leo wrote:
> Hi,
> I somehow bypassed the problem: I've just modified slightly the kernel 
> configuration [just USB modules and similar stuff, nothing to do with 
> the booting process] and recompiled the kernel and now it works fine.
> Maybe the problem had to do simply with the size of the previous kernel? 
> I know it sounds silly but I really can't figure out any reason for this 
> odd behaviour.
> Anyway, it is not a problem anymore, so who cares? :-)
> Thanks,
> Roberto
> 

You're not trying to build a "zImage" kernel are you?

	-hpa