Oops - that lilo.postinst won't work. Run "lilo -r /new_system" instead, and then install "mbr" as it is done in the lilo.postinst script. Until you install both "mbr" and run LILO, the hard disk won't boot. Also, you need to edit /etc/fstab on the new system to match the hardware. Bruce -- Pixar Animation Studios: Reality is not our business. Pixar's "Toy Story" $184.5M domestic, $66M overseas and counting.