Hello, > Im using Fedora core 3 with 2.6.9 kernel. > I installed the 2.4 kernel rpm from the RedHat Linux 9.0 CD. You shouldn't access FC3 partitions with 2.4 kernel. Partitions formatted by FC3 installer supports extened attributes, but 2.4 kernels can't understand and causes I/O error. You can google with "attempt to access beyond end of device". You should separate kernel 2.4 environment and 2.6 environment. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/