Hi, It was my understanding that 2.6 is proving problematic in Gentoo as well. Deedra, any comments? If i'm wrong, please correct my "information". I am very interested in the 2.6 kernel for two reasons, s-ata and smp support. >From what i've seen of test 2 they've got s-ata working and smp is only an issue with gentoo 2004.0, since there smp kernel is 2.6 based, or at least that's how I read it. Once again, I am not expert on either distribution and your milage may vary. If my beliefs are wrong, i'm open to learning, although I reserve the right to believe whatever I want, including in santa claus and the tooth fairy. Regards, Cecil