Thanks for your help guys. > I cannot get a newly compiled 2.4.4 kernel to boot. > Fails at: > > Loading linux ....... > Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting kernel. > > <then it hangs> It was a combination of VGA console support and incorrect processor type as you suggested. Cheers, Clive - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/