thanx for all who helped me for mounting the dos partition ...now my second problem goes here 10 days back i installed linux caldera distributin which recognizs my sound card automatically ...and on using soundconfig command red hat 7 did recognised my card but said is not supported ...it wanted some irq no and allthose things i never saw before now tell me what can be done . For any info regarding my card and all you just ask me ..but do tell me how to extract these info..... novice u c :) sachin **************************************************************************** This electronic communication and any accompanying document is being transmitted over the Indian Oil Network and contains confidential information that is for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and is protected against unauthorised disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended receipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver to the intended receipient, or is not intended to act on it, be aware that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or the use of its contents is prohibited and is likely to be attended by legal consequences. If you have received this communication in error and/or are not the intended receipient, please immediately notify the undersigned or Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at the telephone or the fax number or email address given above and permanently delete the original message from your email system. Whilst this mail has been checked for all the known viruses, recipients should undertake their own virus checking as Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. will not accept any liability whatsoever ****************************************************************************