Thank you very much for the help with my problems after I changed ext2 in ext3. So far, everything is now running smootly. However, tune2fs -l /dev/hdb2 delivers among a long output one line Fls features : has_journal needs_recovery What does this mean and how can I perform such a recovery ? Thanks in advance Edgar -- ----------------------------------- Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers Mailto:edgaralwers@gmx.de