I tried just 2.6.9-rc3-mm3 and I got it to boot, although kudzu pops up but I cannot use my keyboard. Even to log in; I have to hit the power button! I thought I turned every possible keyboard on (AT and XT), as the .config is copied from my current kernel: 2.6.9-rc3. My config: http://www.aproximation.org/application/kernel.config-2.6.9-rc3-mm3 Has anyone else had this problem: e.g. no keyboard on 2.6.9-rc3-mm3? I thank you for whatever help you can offer! -thewade