hi, I am Krishnakant from the mailing list. I can help you to learn the bootup process and also kernel compilation. I think rather than giving you a document and leaving it to you, I will show it to you practically. Please note down my number so that you can contact me and we can fix to meet. I as it is want to compile a kernel for my system so you can join in. my land line number is 241662293 and mobile number is 9820310472 on which you can contact me. my other email id is krmane@gmail.com as an alternative. by the way what is your background? are you having any background on programming? do you have any interested in programming? do you program in c? it will be easy to explain you about kernel compilation and bootup if you have little knowledge on programming. regards. Krishnakant Mane, Chairman Compact Software Solutions