On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, root wrote: > a. when I try to compile new kernel it's look OK. > no errors no warning , but when I do reboot it's still the same > old version of kernel. First - stop working as root. Its a *BAD* idea. Use root only when you have to. As for your problem - check that /etc/lilo.conf looks like you think it does and try to run lilo after that. Good luck. Gilad ben yossef.