My system was built up with pre 2.2 kernels and so the partitions are not formatted with the sparse_super option. HURD does not read them. Question, will the HURD read Linux fs's if they are formatted with the sparse_super option? ie, is it worth while reformatting before I run out of space to do it? Phil. - Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Dunedin, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818 Mobile 025 267 9420. I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz