pigeon> Add: pigeon> deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ stable xfree86 pigeon> to your /etc/apt/sources.list, ... I am please to say that installing the "backport" of v4.2.1 has allowed me to use my "ATI Radeon 7500" video controller. Though there are/were a few gotchas (e.g., mouse wouldn't work at first, my fonts don't look quite right, ...), I am basically *functional*! Thanks for everyone's help, -Kenneth