> > ls -l /386/bin/venti > > reboot > > > ... but the changes I applied to arena.c do show up; which > leads me to believe my changes aren't being used by the > system.
no you're not missing anything except for the sleezy trick. venti is built into the kernel. you will also need to rebuild your kernel. it really pays to add a new kernel in a standalone system in a seperate 9load menu option, in case your new kernel has trouble for one reason or another. - erik