Hi David, On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 13:43 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > I tried to boot into this new kernel but it halts at this point: > > "determining IP information for eth0" This has been reported to the list by a couple of other people. Seems the -33 and newer -36 kernel from Dave Jones web page both have this issue. > What can I do about getting around the problem Wait until it gets fixed and meanwhile try kernel 2.6.22.1-27 which works for me. Keep an eye on wrong time/date too. I solved that one by configuring an ntp server in system-config-date (Gnome desktop). Regards, Patrick