After much work, I've discovered that xserver-xfree86 simply doesn't work on my Compaq Presario 1250. It stops right when it says "initializing peripherals." I suspect KDE simply doesn't work with this touchpad using that xserver. I'm hoping if I downgrade X to v3 it will all be okay. Has anyone had any success with xserver-xfree86 (v4)? Marc J. Miller Open Source Relations Engineer marc.miller@amd.com 1-800-538-8450 x43325