hi, I tried to install CRUX in /dev/sda1 partition, i didnt define any swap space? after installation, when i removed CD and booted from hard drive, + NO file system mounted on root, tried : ext3 vfat msdos iso9660 + Kernel panic - not syncing : VFS : unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8-1) +pid: 1, comm:swapper not tainted #2 [4.200951 ] call trace : ..................................... ..................................... thanking you, Best regards, ramu