My filesystem was checked because it contained errors. The warnings in my message file are: Dec 4 13:04:19 john kernel: EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_readdir: bad entry in directory #280596: rec_len % 4 != 0 - offset=0, inode=68583844, rec_len=13758, name_len=0 Dec 4 15:38:07 john kernel: EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_readdir: bad entry in directory #280596: rec_len % 4 != 0 - offset=0, inode=33188, rec_len=3591, name_len=0 Dec 4 15:38:07 john kernel: EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_readdir: bad entry in directory #659481: directory entry across blocks - offset=0, inode=33188, rec_len=2536, name_len=0 Dec 4 15:39:38 john kernel: EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_readdir: bad entry in directory #280596: rec_len % 4 != 0 - offset=0, inode=33188, rec_len=3591, name_len=0 Dec 4 15:39:38 john kernel: EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2_readdir: bad entry in directory #659481: directory entry across blocks - offset=0, inode=33188, rec_len=2536, name_len=0 fsck does not repair anything. Mirko Kloppstech - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/