> some people gave me the tip to reset the pram. i > just wonder if it would break anything concerning > debian? I don't think so, except if you have some boot parameters in there. I don't know how yaboot is working (or if you use yaboot at all), but with quik you have to reconfigure your boot params when you reset the pram. hth, Simon -- Simon Vallet Institut National Agronomique de Paris-Grignon svallet@inapg.inra.fr