Hi, On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 12:35:48AM +0200, Francesco Mosca wrote: > here's the problem: > > the system completely freeze during the check, approximately always at > the same point (i tried several times, even with badblocks scanning). i > even removed the incriminated file, but the problem persists... > > what can i do? If it's a complete lockup, then it sounds as if you're hitting a device driver problem. Do you see any kernel log messages during the lockup? You could also try "strace"ing the fsck to see where it gets tied up. Cheers, Stephen