the latest version of screen doesn't work with mklinux. it clears the screen then prints '[screen is terminating]' and exits. i can't seem to get a strace on it (it blocks at 'getdents(3, '), but it i assume it's looking for ptys in /dev/ptys/ and not finding any (since mk is still 2.0). -- Tom Vier - 0x27371A1C thomassr@erols.com http://users.erols.com/thomassr/zero/ DSA Key fingerprint: 42D4 82D6 6DF5 77EC 1251 30D2 D9E7 E858 2737 1A2C