I get the same problems when I use loadlin to load the kernel and hard drive. I think i'm going to save myself some head aches and go out and spend the 9 dollars or so for an ISA board.. What is a good cheep.. and I'm really talking cheep here model, that will work with Linux? ------------------------- Patrick Turnage e-mail:pturnage at tampabay.rr.com Telephone: (850) 459-7717 HomePage: http://www.access-connect.com Amateur radio callsign:kg4dqk AOL Instant Messenger:kg4dqk icq:26862191 MSN:turnagep at hotmail.com Yahoo!:kg4dqk America Online:kg4dqk1129 kg4dqk1129 at aol.com