On modifying stage2.img, the installation is hanging in doPostInstall() what i have done is: mount -o loop stage2.img old rsync -avz old new edited a file in new/usr/lib/anaconda umount old cd new mkfs.cramfs . ../stage2.img rm -rf old new -Mahesh Celebrating Life... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo