hello all i typically keep x running but work mostly in console. every now and then x keeps throwing lines saying getmodeline something something on pressing control l these messages disappear. is there a way to suppress it? lastly, when i start screen, i cant start x. how to enable it? tia -- regards, sandip p deshmukh ------***-------- "Plaese porrf raed." -- Prof. Michael O'Longhlin, S.U.N.Y. Purchase