Hi, your /etc/fstab is in THIS form: /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults [etc] the NEW installations want it in this format: /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 0 0 ------------- OR, rather, the PASSNO field is the _SECOND_ number after the options field. PLEASE read "man fstab" for a much more detailed description. Marc ---MAV Marc A. Volovic (marc@leonardo.ls.huji.ac.il) Linguists do it cunningly