Hi Buddy: Hang on just a bit if you can. Gene is trying a new set of disks I cooked yesterday. Hopefully, they may take care of some of your problems. Changing hardware is a bit drastic in the name of getting a distro to work. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061