> forth? Or just anything to speed the process? Even if it's just > something that looks at the present /proc/config.gz and sees what > modules are actually being used, or what device drivers will be needed. cd /usr/src/linux-newversion cp /proc/config.gz . gunzip config.gz mv config .config make oldconfig make etc try that next time you upgrade, it will take any options from the old config file and only ask you the ones that aren't listed. It works very well. ~Jake B -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/