} unless there's something special about your setup... grub-install } to /dev/sda } } and yes, one of the things that Brian did assume correctly was /boot } should be separately partitioned IF you use LVM - but even if you don't } use LVM, it's still much easier to fix things if /boot is on it's own } partition. } } Brian ;^) thanks for clarifying my incorrect terminology though. } } Craig ok, i hear ya. when you get to the point in a CentOS install from CD or DVD it will ask you where you want to put boot or MBR or whatever it says and i think it gives you two choices. i just got done with an install so i cannot actually see or recall exactly what it says yet something to the effect of and this is off the top of my head and i dont know if it is exact.... MBR /dev/ida/c0d0 /boot partition /dev/ida/c0d0p1 and that's it. i always choose MBR as when i have chosen the /boot partition i could never get the machine to boot back up on the final reboot of the unit after install. does this help describe it better? - rh -- Robert Hanson Abba Communications http://www.abbacomm.net