cd /etc/multiboot.d cat > Maemo 2.6.28-omap1.item << EOF ITEM_NAME="Maemo 2.6.28-omap1" ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28-omap1 ITEM_MODULES=ext3 EOF you then need to check that the kernel is in /boot/multiboot if so it should work fine, if not check /boot and see if it is there and move to /multiboot if so.