> I usually run startx as a user to get it up & running; I'm puzzled > by your insistence on 'xinit'. :) i tryed startx. I get more output: hostname: Name or service not known xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "$HOSTNAME:0" in "add" command X: user not authorized... Can someone tell me what is the difference between xinit and startx? regards, Andriy -- You will be honored for contributing your time and skill to a worthy cause.