> What do you get from "rpm -q kernel-2.4.24-1.ll.rh90.ccrma"? installed > mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.24-1.ll.rh90.ccrma.img 2.4.24-1.ll.rh90.ccrma all right, i have the initrd file. i can boot with the new kernel : uname -a = 2.4.24-1! i think everything is in order... we'll see. thanx, patrick