Hey Tommy, Joseph, and the rest, Haven't posted here in a while, if ever, but being I spent the vast majroity of my weekend upgrading, compiling, and uh repairing my kernel, I felt I had to say something on this thread... And what a learning experience it was! <g> Joseph, if I understood your question correctly, you were wondering if you could skip the *zImage* portion, since it failed every time anway, and move directly on to *bzImage.* From my own experience, and others please correct me if I'm off base of course, you should be able to move on straight to "bzImage," without having to do a "zImage" simply to watch it fail and tell you you need to do a "bzImage" instead. -- Jenny Dodd Dallas, Tx. kc5gni at techwearz.com I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming, Sometimes gets me in trouble too. But the truth is, I could no more stop dreaming, Than make them all come true. "The Kid" -- Buddy Mondlock