Thanks to all the suggestions. Checking .gnome-errors showed that gnome couldn't find gnome-session. Ran apt-get install gnome-session, let it install gnome-session + dependencies, and GNOME came up just fine. Don't know why gnome-session didn't install the first time from the debian CD, but if anyone else has the problem, check .gnome-errors.
Thanks again jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffry Smith Technical Sales Consultant Mission Critical Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone:603.930.9739 fax:978.446.9470 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thought for today: brain fart n. The actual result of a braino, as opposed to the mental glitch that is the braino itself. E.g., typing dir on a Unix box after a session with DOS.
