Hi Debs Previously (in slink, 4 days ago), Xconsole was run when launching fvwm. Now, it doesn't start automagically, and gives an error: Couldn't open console when I start it manually. I find it quite annoying; I've gotten used to keeping an eye on the modem when dialing and my ailing /dev/hdc (old WD drive). Any ideas? Best Regards Vitux -- "I'm not a crook" Richard Nixon Debian GNU/Linux Micro$loth-free Zone