wtf. metainit -f d20 1 2 c1t0d2s0 c1t1d1s0 metainit: zaphod: c1t1d1s0: overlaps with device in d20 anyone have any ideas? these are identical disks with identical layouts. -brian -- Whoops, nevermind... the compile just imploded, crashing the xterm it was running in as well... Thanks, Richard... -- George Adkins --