So point it to the right file. vmlinux-2.4.19 in your case (according to your first mail). > I get a Error 15 : File not found. That would be due to the entry in > grub.conf pointing to vmlinuz-2.4.19 which is not in /boot. > > What is the last thing the kernel does when trying to boot it? > > > > > I'm having some slight issues with booting to my newly compiled 2.4.19 > > > kernel. I was following the the documentation at > > > http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/Compiling_Kernels/20_Steps_to_a_New_Kernel_with_Grub.html. In the doc it says to copy over the bzImage as vmlinux-2.4.19, so I did.When I added the new entry into grub.conf I noticed that I didn't have a vmlinuz- and initrd- in /boot. These must be necessary as I can't boot to 2.4.19. > > > > > > What did I hose-up on?