i got it like this (yesterday night) : # rsync -avz rsync.penguinppc.org::linux-2.4-benh linux-2.4.24-benh then : # cd linux-2.4.24-benh # grep RELEASE include/linux/version.h #define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.24-ben1" -- mammique <mammique@lamenagerie.com>