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Hello everyone - I seem to have run into a problem while upgrading to the 2.4.16 SuSE kernel. Here's what I have done: 1. Downloaded all necessary packages from ftp.suse.com (all RPM's from the kernel folder), installed them with YAST1 (by the way, what's the difference between installing a RPM with YAST and issuing rpm -Uvh?) 2. Went into /usr/src/linux and typed 'make menuconfig', then 'make dep', 'make bzImage', 'make modules' and 'make modules_install', followed by 'mk_initrd' 3. Copied bzImage to /boot, modified /etc/lilo.conf, run 'lilo' When I rebooted the system, chose 'mykernel' option and the screen went black and the computer hung. Well, I said, I made a mistake when compiling the system - so I cold-resetted teh system, chose the old 'linux' item and surprise! I could see the new ReiserFS modul loading (reiserfs 3.x.0k-pre10), the new modules (/lib/modules/2.4.16-4GB/kernel) and finally, the boot prompt greeted me with "Welcome to SuSE Linux 7.3 (i386) - Kernel 2.4.16-4GB (tty1)" So I wonder - what kernel did it choose? I checked lilo.conf once again and the 'linux' option loads the old kernel... beside that, under KDE, the sound doesn't work in some applications (Soldier of Fortune, for instance), and when I try to connect to the Internet, the message I get is that the pppd daemon could not be started. Any hints, please? All the best, Razvan