> 3. replace Debian stock kernel with custom kernel If you mean, just copy the kernel image to the iso, then, no, you'll need to do more than that, unless you just plan on compiling everything you need into the kernel (which would seem easier). If you goign to compile everything you need as modules, then you'll need to copy the modules to the iso, make a new initrd and copy that tp the ISO, modify lilo.conf on the iso and somehow install the new lilo in the boot-block of the iso. I may have left something out (likely, since I've never done anything like this before :) I'm sure others on the list have built custom install images before. Hell, they'd have to to boot of of ReiserFS and/or LVM and/or GFS. Where the hell is Idiot Ben when we need him!? ;) Gabe -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, UNIX Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | University of Minnesohta Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "I know what you want! You coveteth my ice cream bar!!" - Commander Hoek (Ren) in "Space Madness" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------