Greg - In case you have not already had a reply, the way to exit from X when you have begun it with 'startx' is to use the lefthanded three finger salute: namely, control-alt-backspace. HTH - Chuck On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > I imagine that this appeal for help is to the sighted ones out there. I have configured x, and typing "startx" works, and I hear some music. By the way, what's the safe way to get out of x via keyboard? I just do the 3 finger solute, and hit enter. I know this isn't the nice way, but it seems to work except for some messages about shutting down running objects. > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (10% of Full)