Hi Chris: What is the hardware in this box? It sounds like either bad memory or bios, or you have hardware which is not part of the standard linux kernel in the distribution. Is this a new machine? There are loads of questions I have because you haven't really provided any information. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061