Ali Hussnain Shah wrote: > hi, > i have switched successfully from debian to fedora2-x86_64 . afterwards > i have updated my distro kernel from 2.6.5-1.358 to 2.6.8-1.521 with > redhat update manager. Now whenever i boot with 2.6.8 the kernel boots > root ext3 filesystem as ext2 How do you know it's being mounted as ext2? Note that there are two root filesystems: one for the early bootup environment (populated from the initrd file). That one *is* mounted as ext2, since it isn't supposed to be changed: its contents will be thrown away and recreated at next boot from the initrd file. What does the output of mount tell you? > and kudzu wants to uninstall some hardware > devices, so currently i have to switch back to 2.6.5. Which devices? James. -- E-mail address: james | Went to see the Rugby. Swansea are still sponsored @westexe.demon.co.uk | by EDS. They are still dropping the ball, fumbling | every opportunity and making idiots of themselves | in public. Is this co-incidence? -- Alan Cox