Help! I tried to install a new kernel rpm on my Mandrake 7.1 system. But this didn't work out all, now I can't boot anymore! That's what I did: - rpm -e --nodeps kernel-{,utils,header,doc,source}-2.2.15-4mdk -> remove old kernel packages - rpm -Uvh kernel-{,utils,header,doc,source}-2.2.16-8mdk.i586.rpm -> install new ones - mkinitrd --preload reiserfs /boot/new-initrd.img 2.2.16-8mdk -> create init ram disk - Added /boot/new-initrd.img to /boot/grub/menu.lst - sh /boot/grub/install.sh -> update grub - reboot - Go crazy :-/ Let me explain the last step a little bit further. When I (try to) boot my system now, I end up with these error messages on my screen: [...] Freeing unused kernel memory: 72k freed INIT: version 2.78 booting sh: error in loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.4.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory INIT: entering runlevel 5 bash: error in loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.4.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory sh: error in loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.4.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (the last line appears about 10 times on the screen) [...] INIT: Id "{x,1,2,3,4,6,5}" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes (to be honest, I get 7 lines with 'Id "x"', 'Id "1"' etc.) INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel libreadline.so.4.1 does exist in /usr/lib, is readable and a "normal" file (ie. no link or somesuch). I compared that lib to a libreadline of a working Mandrake 7.1; they are the same, or at least diff doesn't say anything and the md5sums are the same. I have to use an init ram disk, because my system is SCSI based (ncr53c8xx chipset) and because I use reiserfs on my partitions (/usr,/home,/var). What can I do to revitalize my system, or how are the kernel rpms installed without trashing the system? Thanks a lot for your help! Bis dann! Alexander Skwar -- My Site: http://www.digitalprojects.com