oded maimon wrote: > i wanted to know why the change to /dev/mapper from the old > /dev/<device> ? why changing to links? See the LVM HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ FC3 uses LVM by default, as it is more flexible than "old-fashioned" regular partitions. The HOWTO referenced above explains the benefits of LVM. Paul.