Such a little thing So much effort (trial and error) Who would ever think learning to format a floppy would be such a big thing? When I finally got the spellings right When I finally learned i had to be ROOT to do it This is what I got... But I have questions from all of this: (It is in the last paragraph) linux:/home/winstephen # mke2fs /dev/fd0 1440 mke2fs 1.28 (31-Aug-2002) Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=1024 (log=0) Fragment size=1024 (log=0) 184 inodes, 1440 blocks 72 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=1 1 block group 8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group 184 inodes per group Writing inode tables: done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 29 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. Why check every 29 mounts ro 180 days... Why? What is it looking for? What is "tune2fs" -c or -i to override (Override what?) Tried to look in man for "tune2fs" (Duh, am I in the dark) and there was a lot about "journaling" (which when I tried to man journal - there was "no entry." On to Google... (And people think college is difficult) Thanks again you all, at least I can format a floppy... I am not sure what else I have set up to get done by some little sprit that resides in the innards or my computer... (that little thing that is going to be counting mounts and/or days)... Sure is fun ===== Stephen W Sarasota, FL "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine ..." Proverbs __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2' http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/movie?mid=1808405861