For kernel hackers only! :) This is what you'll need to compile 2.2.10 (the last kernel known to work) for the SGI Visual Workstation. To compile it with options similar to the default kernel supplied by Slackware for the Visual Workstation (a good starting point), untar the sources in /usr/src: cd /usr/src rm linux tar xyvvf /cdrom/sgiboot/kernel-source/linux-2.2.10.tar.bz2 mv linux linux-2.2.10 ln -sf linux-2.2.10 linux Next, patch the kernel: cd linux-2.2.10 cat /cdrom/sgiboot/kernel-source/visws.2210.28jul99.patch | patch -p1 Then, set up the option defaults: cp /cdrom/sgiboot/kernel-source/config .config make oldconfig From here, you may change the options with "make menuconfig", or compile the kernel like this: make dep ; make clean ; make -j 3 vmlinux Note that unlike "normal" PCs, the SGI's ARC loader can not boot a compressed kernel, so you must use "make vmlinux" instead of "make zImage" or "make bzImage". Once you've built the kernel, you need to install it someplace where the SGI can boot it. The SGI Visual Workstation can boot from the following types of media: 1. A FAT formatted floppy disk. 2. An ISO9660 format CD-ROM. 3. A FAT partition on the hard drive. Of these, only (2) and (3) are really viable since an uncompressed 2.2 kernel generally will not fit on a floppy disk. So, hopefully you've made a small partition on the hard drive to be the FAT partition for the ARC loader (arclx.exe) and the kernel (vmlinux), and can install them as described in the general installation instructions. Good luck! :) -- Pat