Hi - I tried untarring the base system on a zip disk, and then booting to that partition. However, it complains that the base system is not configured, and makes be reboot. How do I get around this. (oh, doh, I bet I just have to mess with the single-user startup scripts?) Thanks! -BenRI -- "For nature does not give virtue, It is an art to become good." - Seneca Benjamin Redelings I <>< http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~bredelin