Hi, Sorry for the stupid newby question but here goes. I have downloaded the kernel 2.2.13 and it has raid stuff in it and it is working fine. In ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/alpha/ there are kernel patches. How do these patches differ from the raid code that is already in the kernel above ? As I said, stupid newby question but I cant find the answer to it. Thanks. -- Lyndon David Internet and Intranet development Sentinet Ltd http://www.sentinet.co.uk