Can you please try whether the 2.6.16 and 2.6.17 kernels work on your RaQ1: http://people.debian.org/~ths/d-i/mipsel/images/2006-05-28/cobalt/netboot-2.6/vmlinux-2.6.16-1-r5k-cobalt http://people.debian.org/~ths/d-i/mipsel/images/2006-10-16/cobalt/netboot-2.6/boot/vmlinux-2.6.17-2-r5k-cobalt -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/