Hello, i use a ZIPSLACK (8.0), it is the ZIPSPEaK with kernel 2.2.20 with speakup. This version does not give me access to all my hrdware and so i want to make a new kernel. I have made many kernels with the source of 2.4.18, 2.2.20 and at lest with 2.2.19 sourcen. But i allways ecome the message "kernel panik". i have done the following steps: copied the speakup-1.00.tgz to /usr/src copied linux-2.2.19.tar.gz to /usr/src tar xzf speakup-1.00.tgz tar xzf linux-2.2.19.tar.gz cd speakup-1.00 ./install cd .. cd linux make mrproper make oldconfig (becaus the 2.2.20 from zipspeak runs) make dep make clean make bzImage make modules make modules_install cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /vmlinuz.new after that i shutdown the system and created a new linux.bat for loadlin to start linux with the new kernel. But i bbecome everytime the message "kernel panik". Does it give specials config options to start with loadlin (umsdos)? I think i can load any modules after starting correctly, so that i become sound and scsi-support for my scanner and cdwriter. I have not a idea, what i do uncorrect. I hope, that you can help me. If there is another german user, i will be happy, if he contacts me vie pm. reguards. Dietmar
