Hi Stephen, I worked it out. :-)
I really did not understand what was required which was why I needed help. It worked when I used rdev on the kernel *and* copied the kernel to be used with the Linux on hdb to /boot on hda. A friend had arrived with two computers with three drives between them and with Linux on each drive, so I had to debug the three of them. It was quite a busy afternoon, but I learnt something. I also saw gnome for the first time and was impressed. So thanks for the support. All the best, Lindsay =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
