Hi gang, I promised to let you know the solution to my puzzling problem a week or so ago about the unbootable hard disk. It turns out the guy at the computer store knew enough about Linux to look beyond his initial impressions, and discovered a defective hard disk after all. He replaced the HD with a new one and we are out of the woods at last. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (24% of Full) So visit me sometime at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
