Hi, there is one step missing in my instructions: Before starting X, you need to do export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/X11R6/lib then you can do: startx Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de, marcus@gnu.org PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ brinkmd@debian.org