Hi, I need to install kernel 2.4.20 on FC4. First I have installed gcc-2.95.3 & modutils of 2.4.x , then I compiled 2.4.20 kernel using these utilities. The compilation went successfully without any error. But when I boot with this kernel, I am getting the following error EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_read_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2 Freeing unused kernel memory : 136k freed Warning: unable to open an initial console attempt to access beyond end of device I think the main problem is " unable to open an initial console " How to solve this? Sarav __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com