> The error I get is after 'mounting root filesystem' > <error> > >>>mount: error 19 mounting ext3 <<checked out .config and I have ext3 > compiled > >>>pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed:2 umount > >>>/initrd/proc failed:2 freeing .... > >>>>kernel panic: no init found try passing init= > <error/> In addition to modules_install, if memory serves, the ext3 modules must be loaded in a initial ram disk. man mkinitrd You maky have just created an entry in grub.conf by copying other entries, but that file you originally mentioned (initrd-2.6.0-test.img), typically must exist in /boot. Marco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/