Alan/Linux, I will post the DELL Laptop information on the chipsets Monday relative to this problem. If someone else has some DELL hardware to test, I have posted the Ute-Linux ISO's at vger.timpanogas.org that use the 2.2.18pre-25 kernel integrated with David Hinds PCMCIA 3.1.22 and modutils 2.3.20. They are at Binary RPM ftp://vger.timpanogas.org/ute-linux-iso/ute-bin-2.2.18-12102000.iso Source RPM ftp://vger.timpanogas.org/ute-linux-iso/ute-src-2.2.18-12102000.iso This release has 2.2.18-25 integrated into the anaconda installer. This is the release I am seeing the DELL laptop problems when framebuffer is enabled under 2.2.18-25. This is kindof tough to test properly without the integrated installer, so I have posted the iso's early if someone out there wants to help test with these laptop problems. IBM Thankpads passed with flying colors, BTW. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/