Hi Michael , On 04-Nov-01, you wrote: >> /bin/startx: /bin/xauth: cannot execute binary file >> /bin/startx: /bin/xinit: " " " > Please run file and ldd on these files. ldd -d -r -v /usr/bin/X11/startx not a dynamic executable Regards -- John Success is like a fart - only your own smells nice. -- James P. Hogan mail: chaos@lamiga.screaming.net http://www.lordofchaos.co.uk ICQ 110130385 Nick = Chaos A1200 BlizzardPPC 240mhz 060/50 BlizzardVision OS3.9