so, while putting the line /usr/bin/X11/xset r rate 255 80 & in my ~/.xsession file seemed to work fine, when i rebooted just now (replugging fan &c.), the keyboard was all erratic again. apparently this hadn't taken effect, or was just ignored in the starting of xdm ... hm. again clueless. tia, </nori> <nori@sccs.swarthmore.edu>-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/daily.html