Have you heard anything more on the loop patches? I'm not on the kernel list anymore. I need to be able to run 2.4 and use the loop devices to mount cd images? Ted - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/