JA, No go. I tried e2fsck -fy /dev/hda~ and then tried to mount and got the same message about Ext3 not being supported by the kernel Also I have no network support on the Linux box and I cant set up the disk from the Windows box. I'm going to try to do just a most basic re-install and see what I can save. yeessh! Best Wishes! Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org