problem mounting large partition ...

[Adam Shand <larry@alaska.net>]

i'm sure this is a faq but i can't find the answer so i'm hoping someone
here can give me a quick pointer to the right direction.

i just got done installing slink on a 13Gb maxtor drive.  my /var (where i
like to keep everything) is just over 10Gb. 

when i boot it hangs on the message:

/dev/hda3 on /var/ type ext2 (rw)

i'm assuming that this is a problem with large partitions on 2.0.36 kernels
but i can't get the damn thing mounted to upgrade the kernel.

pointers or suggestions would be much appreciated.

thanks,
adam.