> Let's see - you're running a Dell and the second photo is out of focus.... It's worse than that. It's a Dell monitor on a custom built machine by someone who does not know what they are doing (me). Would a more focused picture help? > Sorry, I just couldn't resist. No worries, just keeping helping ;) > I'm wondering if is has something to do with the PAE kernel vs. your > machine. Can you elaborate on that at all? Not sure what to do here. I am at hobbyist skill level. With your question, I tried using the regular (non-PAE) kernel. The system halted after udev [ok] and no other on-screen information. Thank anyhow! -- Sincerely, John Thomas