Hi, i use RedHat 6.1 distro. what does raw partition mean? i assume that this partition will not have any filesystem associated with it. How do i create raw partition on my IDE disk on linux? i need this for trying out coda filesystem. thanks in advance. Ram - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs