What you are refering to is a difference between using the menu item number or using the conversion for the hexadecimal code for that setting. I don't think that's the problem since my dmesg indicates that the new setting is being used but it isn't actually happening. Even though I'm not running X except when I start freedombox, maybe some of the xfonts are being started by Debian and this is preventing my vga choice from working? -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."