Changing kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20.3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet to kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20.3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet in my grub.conf resolved the problem kernel panic issue. "Don't take the name of root in vain." Jeff Mutonho Cape Town South Africa GoogleTalk : ejbengine Skype : ejbengine Registered Linux user number 366042