person1994 <person1994@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks.
>Usage: fsck [-dfnpy] [-b block] [-c level] [-m mode] filesystem ...
>Unknown error; help!
>Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:
>
>I'm using 1.3_ALPHA  on performa 550.
>anyone got ideas?

Are you sure you've installed the binaries that go with the 1.3ALPHA?  
This looks to me like you're running with some of the older /etc files.

A clean install of 1.3Alpha runs fine without these problems on my 
Performa 550.

-bob