I'm using gcc 2.96-46, with Redhat 6.9.5 on an i386 compatible. Any kernel I've tried to compile crashes cc1. I've tried kernels 2.2.16, 2.3.32, 2.3.51, and 2.3.99-pre9. (all of which compiled fine with RH 6.2) I've included all the output from the command 'make bzImage'. thanks Asher Freese afreese@umr.edu