Hi:
how does the kernel know which filesystem should be
mounted as root filesytem?

The Easter Bunny whispers in its ear.... Erm actually, check /etc/lilo.conf for hints.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

Penguin : Linux version 2.4.1 on an i686 machine (799.53 BogoMips).

I was going to compile a list of innovations that could be attributed to Microsoft. Once I realized that Ctrl-Alt-Del was handled in the BIOS, I found that there aren't any.