Geetha, Try adding "init=/bin/sh" to the list of boot parameters. This should cause a shell to start up right away instead of init. Then run /sbin/fsck /dev/hda2 assuming your hard disk is /dev/hda2. You will probably have to type y a bunch of times to respond to prompts about whether to fix errors in the filesystem. hth -- Michael Gorse / AIM:linvortex / http://mgorse.home.dhs.org --