Okay -- I found the SRPM --> /pub/fedora/linux/core/3/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm; installed it via "rpm"; followed the release notes and built a new custom kernel -- So, why is the kernel known as --> "vmlinuz-2.6.9-prep" INSTEAD of the expected --> "vinuz-2.6.9-1.667custom"? IEEE Consulting