gumboot wrote: > As it happens I was respinning Fedora 7 when I checked back here! Yes, > it would appear that rebuilding the whole distro solves the problem, > but I can't help thinking that I'm using a sledgehammer to > crack a nut. I've patched the initrd (for x86_64 only) with the latest e1000 (7.6.5) from Intel. Now the installation works fine. I've put a copy on: ftp://ftp.crc.dk/pub/f7e1000 The e1000.ko file, however, is nearly 20 times bigger than the original, but it seems to work. Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk@xxxxxx Homepage: http://www.crc.dk