This is a trace of the process. I do not know what this means as far as the stability of the new installed kernel. kernel-sourcecode 100 % done 18/43 kernel 100 % done 19/43 memlock: Cannot allocate memory Couldn't lock into memory, exiting. mkinitrd failed a listing of /boot: ls /boot boot.b initrd-2.6.6-1.403.img System.map-2.6.6-1.406 chain.b initrd-2.6.6-1.406.img System.map-2.6.6-1.414 config-2.6.6-1.391 initrd-2.6.6-1.414.img System.map-2.6.6-1.421 config-2.6.6-1.397 kernel.h vmlinuz config-2.6.6-1.403 lost+found vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.391 config-2.6.6-1.406 memtest86+-1.15 vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.397 config-2.6.6-1.414 os2_d.b vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.403 config-2.6.6-1.421 System.map vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.406 grub System.map-2.6.6-1.391 vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.414 initrd-2.6.6-1.391.img System.map-2.6.6-1.397 vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.421 initrd-2.6.6-1.397.img System.map-2.6.6-1.403 It sure does look like the initrd is missing. Thanks. -- Brian Millett Enterprise Consulting Group "Shifts in paradigms (314) 205-9030 often cause nose bleeds." bpmATec-groupDOTcom Greg Glenn
