Hi all, I try to use Filo.05 to boot my linux on SATA HD. But it always halt at "Loading kernel..." Could anybody help me to solve this trouble?? Thanks a lot Alex But some error messages occur as below: malloc_diag: alloc: 232 bytes (3 blocks), free: 16144 bytes pci_init: 00:00.0 1039:0761 0600 00 pci_init: 00:01.0 1039:0004 0604 00 pci_init: 00:02.0 1039:0966 0601 00 pci_init: 00:02.5 1039:5513 0101 80 pci_init: 00:03.0 1039:7001 0c03 10 pci_init: 00:03.1 1039:7001 0c03 10 pci_init: 00:04.0 1039:0191 0200 00 pci_init: 00:05.0 1039:1183 0101 85 pci_init: 00:0f.0 1039:7502 0403 00 pci_init: 00:18.0 1022:1100 0600 00 pci_init: 00:18.1 1022:1101 0600 00 pci_init: 00:18.2 1022:1102 0600 00 pci_init: 00:18.3 1022:1103 0600 00 pci_init: 01:00.0 1002:3e50 0300 00 pci_init: 01:00.1 1002:3e70 0380 00 Press <Enter> for default menu.lst (hde1:/boot/grub/grub.conf), or <Esc> for pro mpt... timed out menu: hde1:/boot/grub/grub.conf malloc_diag: alloc: 248 bytes (4 blocks), free: 16128 bytes (1 blocks) file_open: dev=hde1, path=/boot/grub/grub.conf find_ide_controller: found PCI IDE controller 1039:1183 prog_if=0x85 find_ide_controller: primary channel: native PCI mode find_ide_controller: cmd_base=0x20a0 ctrl_base=0x20c0 ide_software_reset: Waiting for ide2 to become ready for init_drive: Testing for hde init_drive: Probing for hde init_drive: LBA mode, sectors=156301488 init_drive: LBA48 mode, sectors=156301488 init_drive: Init device params... ok hde: LBA48 80GB: ST380013AS init_drive: Testing for hdf init_drive: Probing for hdf print_status: IDE: status=0x0, err=0x0 init_drive: Testing for hdf init_drive: Probing for hdf print_status: IDE: status=0x0, err=0x0 devopen: Partition 1 start 63 length 153597402 Mounted ext2fs malloc_diag: alloc: 232 bytes (3 blocks), free: 16144 bytes (1 b boot =====> malloc_diag: alloc: 352 bytes (4 blocks), free: 16024 bytes (1 blocks) elf_load open file name =hde1:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp malloc_diag: alloc: 368 bytes (5 blocks), free: 16008 bytes (1 blocks) file_open: dev=hde1, path=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp devopen: already open malloc_diag: alloc: 352 bytes (4 blocks), free: 16024 bytes (1 blocks) elf_load: Not a bootable ELF image malloc_diag: alloc: 368 bytes (5 blocks), free: 16008 bytes (1 blocks) file_open: dev=hde1, path=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp devopen: already open malloc_diag: alloc: 352 bytes (4 blocks), free: 16024 bytes (1 blocks) Found Linux version 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp (bhcompile@hs20-bc1-3.build.redhat.com) #1 SMP Tue Mar 14 16:05:46 EST 2006 (protocol 0x204) (loadflags 0x1) bzImage. init_linux_params: Setting up paramters at 0x90000 set_memory_size: 0000000000001000 - 00000000000a0000 set_memory_size: 00000000000c0000 - 00000000000f0000 set_memory_size: 0000000000100000 - 0000000040000000 set_memory_size: ramtop=0x40000000 set_memory_size: ext_mem_k=64512, alt_mem_k=1047552 parse_command_line: original command line: "ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd=/b oot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp.img" parse_command_line: kernel command line at 0x91000 malloc_diag: alloc: 400 bytes (5 blocks), free: 15976 bytes (1 blocks) parse_command_line: initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp.img parse_command_line: kernel command line (26 bytes): "ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet" load_linux_kernel: offset=0x2000 addr=0x100000 size=0x17c0ac Loading kernel...