Yop, i picked the wrong network driver doh! Now my new dual-processor kernel mounts the right drives, and finds the network but just hangs on Configuring serial devices .... The lists esteemed wisdom is sort:) Im out like bell bottom trousers, michael You can not strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com