Hi, Am I incorrect in assuming that you need to pass the "-j 2" option to make to fully realise the benefits of compiling on an SMP platform? If so, how do I get make-kpkg to use this option? If this is a rtfm type thing which fm should I r? I suspect the solution involves environment variables ... -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:finn@midco.net http://www.midco.net finger finn@home.midco.net for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)