Just a quick note to let you all know that ext3 installed and ran seamlessly and with no problems on Sparc Linux. Platform: Sparc 5 sun4m kernel: 2.4.13 e2fsprogs: 1.25 util-linux: 2.11h Thanks for the excellent documentation. D.L. -- D.L. Sharp Cincinnati, OH dls at ruptured dot net Kindred Spirits Hearth - http://www.kindredspirits.org/