correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't raid0 capability in 2.3.19? do i need to apply patches? i ask because i get a rather terse error when trying to mkraid /dev/md0. it aborts with "check ..." and absolutely nothing is in anything. i do have the 8/24 version of raid utils. -d -- This is Linux Country. On a quiet night, you can hear Windows NT reboot! Do you remember how to -think- ? Do you remember how to experiment? Linux __ is an operating system that brings back the fun and adventure in computing. \/ for linux-kernel: please read linux/Documentation/* before posting problems