i would appreciate a nudge in the right direction that will help me align my kernel, kernel source, and utsrelease.h i am using the default kernel because i cannot use the pae kernel which was the loader's first choice here are the relevant bits; let me know if more is needed tia dt:~ # cat /usr/src/linux/include/linux/utsrelease.h #define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.27.19-9-default" dt:~ # uname -r 2.6.27.7-9-default dt:~ # zypper info kernel-source Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Information for package kernel-source: Repository: @System Name: kernel-source Version: 2.6.27.19-3.2.1 Arch: i586 Vendor: openSUSE Installed: Yes Status: up-to-date Installed Size: 289.7 M Summary: The Linux Kernel Sources Description: Linux kernel sources with many fixes and improvements. -- Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org