Did you have loadkeys when you compiled this kernel first time? Loadkeys is required during the compile stage and if you didn't have it installed at first then you'll need to at least do a make clean, at worst you'll need to blow the tree away and start over. That's not to bad if you move the .config file to someplace safe before you destroy the tree. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061