as suggested i've changed the grub.conf. i've changed it as: title Test Linux WS (2.4.21-4.EL) root (hd0,5) kernel /testlinuz ro root=/dev/hda7 initrd /initrd-new.img now while booting i'm getting errors as: depmod:unresolved symbols..... insmod failed modprobe failed __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/