Joey Hess wrote: It doesn't often matter, since there is > little point to type at the kernel while it's booting, unless you are > extremely bored during a long fsck. :-) i think there is a fsck patch to play tetris or something while the system fscks ... http://www.movement.uklinux.net/fscktris/fscktris.html if your REALLY bored ...never tried it myself ... nate -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ aphro@aphroland.org