Genkernel, at least version 3.4.16, currently does not report any information in genkernel.log about file copying when it installs the kernel file or initramfs. I just spent a good chunk of the day (off and on) trying to help a user resolve what we thought might have been a genkernel bug, only to find out it was a filesystem error. The only thing in genkernel.log relating to the file copy error was a statement "ERROR: Could not copy the kernel image to /boot!" -- see attachment 282917 [details] it would be very helpful if the genkernel.log has any information on why the kernel could not be copied -- output from 'cp' for instance; also an echo of the actual 'cp' command being executed would help too. Reproducible: Always