Thanks to Zach and Steve for their tips on converting to grub2 with archlinux. Iconverted two systems here, and the initial beeps work just as with grub legacy. Chuck -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (91% of Full) My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net Audio editor, weblog: edway.wordpress.com -------- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares?