Correct again, if you followed that FAQ entry to the letter you did fsck the root partition. I was looking for the fsck /dev/hda5 and completely skipped over the fsck /. I always though you had to specify the device name and not just the mount point.

I'm going to hide in the corner now.
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Christian
#40104192 120Gb (no longer in my E36 M3, won't fit the E46 M3)