Linux 2.4.0 make bzImage failure - Followup

[George R. Kasica]

Well....got 2.2.18 to work again here but now when I try to make 2.4.0
I get 

        drivers/block/block.o drivers/char/char.o drivers/misc/misc.o
drivers/ne
t/net.o drivers/media/media.o  drivers/parport/driver.o
drivers/scsi/scsidrv.o d
rivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/video/video.o \
        net/network.o \
        /usr/src/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/lib/lib.a
/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/lib/lib.a
/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
        --end-group \
        -o vmlinux
nm vmlinux | grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\.o$\)\|\( [aUw]
\)\|\(\.\.ng$\)\|\(LASH[R
L]DI\)' | sort > System.map
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/boot'
ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary bbootsect.o -o bbootsect
bbootsect.o: file not recognized: File format not recognized
make[1]: *** [bbootsect] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/boot'
make: *** [bzImage] Error 2

I'm running the following:

 [root@eagle linux]# gcc -v
Reading specs from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/specs
gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)

[root@eagle linux]# make -v
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for i686-pc-linux-gnu
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
        Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Report bugs to <[e-mail]>.

[root@eagle linux]# lilo -v
LILO version 21.6-1, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Linux Real Mode Interface library Copyright (C) 1998 Josh Vanderhoof
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2000 John Coffman
Released 16-Dec-2000 and compiled at 12:26:34 on Jan  6 2001.

ALSO:

[root@eagle linux]# ld -v
GNU ld version 2.10.1 (with BFD 2.10.1)

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