On 19/09/07 15:39, Honest Guvnor wrote: .. > Any other thoughts or pointers gratefully received. (not related to SL5, but hope it helps nevertheless) * check the alternative console screens (assuming you have a physical console), Alt-F3, Alt-F4. These may have error messages about the network interface (not) being brought up, and mode information wherefrom the Kickstart file is supposed to be retrieved. * Suggest to add the following kernel command line options to your mknbi: text debug ksdevice=link ks=whereveryourksfilelives ksdevice=link tells it to use whatever device currently has a link, this includes waiting for such a link to come up. Some drivers take a while to (re-)establish network connectivity, even if the machine just booted successfully over the net. ks=URL should remove the guesswork based on DHCP bootfile parameters. I'd actually start with http:// (just plunk the KS file on some web server in the vicinity) regards Jan