severino@ulvedalen.dk wrote: > i guess this should be considered a "bad answer" from the system: > # mount /dev/hda9/ /mnt/drive > mount: /dev/hda9 is not a valid block device > > hinting towards a very damaged HD! > I don't believe you want the / at the end of /dev/hda9. Also, you might fsck that partition: "fsck /dev/hda9". But first, I'd "cfdisk /dev/hda" to see how the partition table looks. -- Kent