Hi, The amount of memory is not your problem. I have built kernels on a 486-sx25 with only 4 MB RAM. It was slow, but it worked.... We'll need more info about the specific errors that you're getting and maybe more info about your configuration to have an idea what's happening. --terry You wrote: -=> Hello, list. I have a computer here which I have been trying to build a -=> custom kernel for, and thus far every time I have tried I get all sorts of -=> errors, and the compilation fails. -=> I've tried 2.2.18, and 2.4.0, and neither source would compile. -=> I have 32 MB, and a Linux swop, but I am wondering if that is enough memory -=> on this machine to successfully build a kernel. -=> I've built a 2.218 kernel a while back on another machine, and it went -=> through fine so I an wondering what could be causing the kernel to fail. -=> -=> -=> -=> _______________________________________________ -=> Speakup mailing list -=> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca -=> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -=> --terry Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (905)735-6127 E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com WWW: www.wasagacottage.com Q: What's tiny and yellow and very, very, dangerous? A: A canary with the super-user password.