** Andy Smith <andy(a)bitfolk.com> [2010-03-27 00:29]: ** end quote [Andy Smith] Yup, thats pretty much what I did, although update-grub did nothing more than tell me that it had identified the new kernel. It seemed to run OK, but failed to make any changes to the menu.lst file bar the timestamp! That said, going back to it in a more controlled fashion and not panicing immediately after it failed to boot I've sorted the problem. I simply had a rogue 'n' at the end of the kernel and image file names - doh!! I seem to have asked two of the dopeyest questions on this list so far, I'll try to do better in future - I'm not usually this bad! :) I'll now keep my fingers crossed for better reliability with the new kernel. -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 ====================================================================== Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU