ramya_krishnan@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > The OS that the system on which is Redhat Enterprise edition with kernel 2.4.9-e.12smp. Is there any other information that i can provide?? Yes. Which RHEL? Have you upgraded enough packages to satisfy the 2.6 kernel requirements? From Documentation/Changes: # Current Minimal Requirements # ============================ # # Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've # encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently # running, the suggested command should tell you. # # Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already # functionally running a Linux 2.4 kernel. Also, not all tools are # necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PCMCIA (PC # Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself # with pcmcia-cs. # # o Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version # o Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version # o binutils 2.12 # ld -v # o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version # o module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V # o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs # o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V # o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs # o xfsprogs 2.6.0 # xfs_db -V # o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V # o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V # o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version # o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version # o nfs-utils 1.0.5 # showmount --version # o procps 3.2.0 # ps --version # o oprofile 0.5.3 # oprofiled --version If that doesn't work, then you might want to try the appropriate RHEL list. James. -- E-mail address: james | The winds, however, get very lazy that time of year; @westexe.demon.co.uk | they don't bother going around you, they just go | right on through. | -- Joe Zeff