Hi: I'm no expert on this, but I'd think you'd already beon console 1. Try control-alt-F2. Oh and I think it has to be the left alt key. Geoff. -- Geoff Shang <gshang at uq.net.au> ICQ number 43634701 Make sure your E-mail can be read by everyone! http://www.betips.net/etc/evilmail.html Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html