The problem was there was no initrd.img file for the new kernel. So I created the image using mkinitrd, copied the image to /boot/ and added
initrd=/boot/initrd.img-24.29-patched After this everything was working. Thanks for all those who have contributed. Regrads J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]