here is the output for mount, bitshuffler_: /dev/sda6 on / type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw) udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5) /dev/sda7 on /home type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr) /dev/sda1 on /windows/C type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,noatime,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096) securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) here is the output for cat /boot/grub/menu.lst paste # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Fri Mar 7 22:05:02 EST 2008 default 0 timeout 8 gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 10.3 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST340015A_5LAJ1V94-part6 devfs=mount,dall resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows### title Windows rootnoverify (hd0,5) chainloader (hd0,0)+1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST340015A_5LAJ1V94-part6 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: Kernel-2.6.22.17-0.1-default### title Kernel-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST340015A_5LAJ1V94-part6 devfs=mount,dall resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default and finally for fdisk -l/dev/sda paste: Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xc6e09f94 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 3135 25173855 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 3135 4865 13904226 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 3351 3447 779152+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda6 3448 4100 5245191 83 Linux /dev/sda7 4101 4865 6144831 83 Linux