Thank you guys! With the right kernel config file and a self made initrd file it worked. Now a couple more questions: 1) do you know why the line /dev/hda1 /dos/c vfat user,dev,exec,nosuid,posix,uid=1000,sui=1000 0 1 in /etc/fstab doesn't work anymore? 2) could anybody get the volume keys to work? thanks! -- Paolo pauldj@cs.utexas.edu paolo.bientinesi@iit.cnr.it