Fixed the problem of the eternally looping X server. Turns out that /etc/X11/X was pointing to an old X server in /usr/bin/X11/X, rather than /usr/bin/X11/XFree86. Moral of the story is never install major system software on a hangover :) Should this be files as a bug? Cheers Dave -- Dave Swegen | Debian 2.2 on Linux i386 2.2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | GPG key available on request <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Linux: The Choice of a GNU Generation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]