Hi, I just did a software update via yast after being away from home on a two-week business trip. One of the patches installed was an upgrade to the 2.6.37 default kernel. After a reboot, I can't get to a working desktop anymore. I have tried for several months to upgrade to the 2.6.37 kernel in the various release candidate iterations, as each appeared. But each installation was unsuccessful, and the operatiing system wouldn't boot to desktop with the same symptoms as I am about to describe in the subsequent paragraphs. I ended up downgrading my kernel back to the 2.6.34 version to allow the operating system to boot up properly. I did this by using the failsafe mode to boot up, then using yast to downgrade the kernel-default to 2.6.34.7-0.7.1. The other installed kernel packages, kernel-default-base, kernel-default-devel, kernel-devel, and kernel-source remained at version 2.6.37 but everything worked. I am using opensuse 11.3 with kde4.5.5 release 1. I have an Nvidia graphix card and am using the linux Nvidia graphics driver. Now, I can't boot with the normal operating system or with failsafe mode into kernel 2.6.37, so I can't downgrade the kernel-default. When I try to boot, I get several messages. These are: 1. Pressing escape during the boot up to read the boot messages provides one message reading "Unable to cannocalize /lib/modules/2.6.37/default/system/I can't read the rest of the path because the message flashes by too quickly. 2. When kde would normally boot to the kde login screen, I get a message: Cannot enter home directory using /. My cursor is frozen, so by pressing enter I receive the following message on a new screen: 3. In a terminal window about 1x4 inches appearing on a black background on my monitor, I get the following partial message: kstartupconfig4 does not exist or fails. The error code is 3. Check My cursor is frozen on the black portion of the screen, and the computer won't boot any farther. I have to press and hold the start button to reboot at this point. Can anyone help me restore the operating system to normal operation with the new kernel? I wonder if the Nvidia graphics driver didn't upgrade to match the new kernel, and if that is the source of the problems? If so, how does one upgrade it by booting to runlevel 3 and using command line when booting the 2.6.37 kernel? Thanks in advance, Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org