greetings one and all. last 2 kernels, 2.6.32-696.3.2.el6.x86_64 and 2.6.32-696.3.1.el6.x86_64 fail to boot with err "unrecognized device string". kernel 2.6.32-696.1.1.el6.x86_64 boots without problem. how do i find what device string is problem? tia. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.9 -- KDE 4.3.4 Firefox 52.2.0 -- Thunderbird 52.1.0 GNUCash 2.4.15 -- zoneminder 1.30.0 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=