[quoted lines by John J. Boyer on November 19, 2001, at 12:34] >What's gpm A background process which provides mouse support for text consoles. >Do I turn it off with >chkconfig gpm off Yes. You can see which device it's attempting to use by doing "ls -l /dev/mouse". It'll likely be either a symbolic link to a serial port (ttySn) or a symbolic link to "psaux". The former, especially if the device name matches, is an indication of a conflict, whereas the latter should be okay. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell.