Hi Using kexec as indicated hereunder I am enable to use ethernet network directly after kexec boot due to I suppose last igb driver "igb-1.2.45-K2" Only solution found is to rmmod igb and just after modprobe igb Coul you tell me the kexec version that take into account the driver igb-1.2.45-K2? May be an other solution is to tell kexec to load this modules ? but how ? any help will be appreciated Thanks in advance Thierry HW=X86_64 SW=redhat (kernel 2.6.18-122) kexec used par Rhel5 ==>kexec-tools-1.102pre-56.el5 ==>KO kerxec tested ==>kexec-tools-2.0.0-7.fc11.x86_64.rpm ==>KO kexec_append="root=LABEL=/ ro ro root=LABEL=/ console=tty0 console=ttyS1,115200" export $kexec_append kexec --force --append="$kexec_append" --initrd=/a/boot/initrd-2.6.18-122.el5.img --args-linux /a/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-122.el5 -- __________________________________________________________________ Bull, Architect of an Open World TM Open Software R&D Email :Thierry.Iceta at bull.net Bull SA Bullcom :229 76 29 1, rue de Provence Phone :+33 04 76 29 76 29 B.P. 208 http://www.bull.com 38432 Echirolles-CEDEX Office :FREC B1-361 __________________________________________________________________