The initrd refuses to work for me without the attached patch (actually, initrd works, but nothing else does: console is hosed). I did not see anything on the list. Am I the only one who uses initrd? -- Pete --- linux-2.4.21-pre5/init/do_mounts.c 2003-03-12 21:21:05.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.4.21-pre5-nip/init/do_mounts.c 2003-03-12 21:43:03.000000000 -0800 @@ -813,6 +813,8 @@ sys_fchdir(root_fd); sys_chroot("."); sys_umount("/old/dev", 0); + close(old_fd); + close(root_fd); if (real_root_dev == ram0) { sys_chdir("/old"); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/