Ok I've moved over to the new regime and used make buildkernel KERNEL=GNOME make installkernel KERNEL=GNOME I've created /boot/loader.conf with options kernel="/GNOME" bootfile="GNOME" What exactly does bootfile do other than put text in the square brackets in the boot up text ie Booting[GNOME] in ... if I leave bootfile option out I get Booting[kernel] in ... but it boots the right kernel. Should I be editing any other options? Chris To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message