Later on, he writes: > mounting hda2 on /mnt/fc5-64 reveals the following. > > [root@office keepertoad]# ls -l /mnt/fc5-64/dev > total 0 That explains it. /dev, /proc, /sys and I *think* /selinux are virtual filesystems -- their contents don't appear on disk. They're either generated on access or on boot and are held in memory. /opt, /srv and /misc will be empty by default on a proper install (they're for you to fill as appropriate). /boot and /home may well be mount-points for other filesystems (and /mnt is) -- so if you mount the root filesystem from another OS, they will be empty. And /net doesn't exist by default -- if you want it, you create it. Tim's solved one of your problems -- what's the current state of things? (Incidentally, I notice you get list digests. When you reply to the list, could you at least make sure that the Subject line is the same as the e-mail you're replying to, otherwise your e-mail isn't linked to the rest of the thread? Thanks. Alternatively, you could subscribe to a MIME version of the digest -- go to https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list to switch settings.) Hope this helps, James.