Hi David, Tks for your advice. - snip - > In /boot/grub/grub.conf > remove > the text rhgb from the kernel that is currently getting booted. e.g. on FC3 # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf .... title Fedora Core (2.6.12-1.1381_FC3) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1381_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.12-1.1381_FC3.img ..... Whether edit the line as kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1381_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/ quiet TIA B.R. SL