I fetched me a 2.6.11.6 kernel, read the README, and went laboriously through the "make config" step the hard way. Then, in another place besides /usr/src as instructed, I tried "make modules" and "make" and got an identidcal error after only a couple of statements. The error says, Make: *** [include/config/MARKER] error. So now what? I put the source tree in root, but I can't tell if I am overlooking something obvious or I am working with a defective OS. I am not making a hell of a lot of progress here. Any help or advice appreciated. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (12% of Full) "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh