Just needed to change my "append" line in lilo.conf from append="root=/dev/hda8" to append="root=/dev/hda8 nomodules nousb nofirewire" Looks as if probing for USB during boot was the earlier problem. On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Adrian C. wrote: > normal compilation > make modules (even if you don't have any) && make modules_install > > mine is working. > > On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:44:01 -0700 (PDT), terry white <twhite@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > on "9-11-2004" "joy" writ: > > > > : why don't you just do a make modules_install ? > > > > that will fail ... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ... i'm a man, but i can change, > > if i have to , i guess ... > > > > - > > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Tony Gogoi - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html