Robert P. J. Day wrote: > * followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on > etch release notes) you are writing this today - the kernel in use should be 2.6.30 whatever I posted howto boot manually - then you have to recreate initramfs that's all you have to update also few things like udev etc etc. there has been a lot written in the past. sometimes no go is better then wrong go regards