Hi, does anyone know if the 2.4.2 kernel does support loop devices - I mean in the sense of - "It works" - I do have problems with processes like mke2fs getting hung while accessing the loop without any error message. I am not running 2.4.x on any other platform so i cant verify ... Flo -- Florian Lohoff flo@rfc822.org +49-5201-669912 Why is it called "common sense" when nobody seems to have any?