I looked at /lib/modules/2.0.36/fs/ and the files nls_cp437.o and nls_iso8859_1.o are there, as are several files with similar names, could these two be currupted? I read the man modconf as you suggested, but I don't know if I really understood. /etc/modules holds the following entries: vfat lp serial sg ppp yours, Hans Ekbrand