> What do you have <*> in block devices? # Block devices # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_COW_COMMON is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SX8 is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=16 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="" # CONFIG_LBD is not set # CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD is not set - nothing relaly rings a bell with me. What do I have to re-configure here? > What steps did you use to compile? wget kernel -> bunzip -> un-tar -> copied old .config from another working box in -> patched kernel to my IDE controller -> "make" -> "make modules" -> "make modules_install" -> "make install" as far as I recall... Custom kernel works fine and IDE controller/disk (patched to use DMA) is now seen as a DMA disk at boot and everything - but it still displays > Warning: unable to open an initial console. Any ideas?