FYI: A slightly modified version of the patch mentioned in this bug (Ritek usb-pen does not work with kernel >= 2.6.5) is included in 2.6.8-rc1. cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed