> It just hangs, I don't even know if there is a log file to this process. THat is strange. Does this command: pdftex -kpathsea-debug=-1 -ini -jobname=pdftex -progname=pdftex -translate-file=cp227.tcx '*pdfetex.ini' (only -kpathsea-debug=-1 added) show some output? Norbert -- PREINING Norbert http://www.preining.info Accelia Inc. + JAIST + TeX Live + Debian Developer GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13