Dexter Filmore wrote: > > Is it possible that you didnt state 0666 mode in config so all users can access the hardware directly rather than only root? > Just guessing. > > Dex > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie hi dexter, thanks very much for your reply. while this is certainly a possibility, i would note that the desktop is spawned as boot finishes and i'm not yet running as a user. i assume that all boot operations are performed as root. still you have a great point that i didnt consider, would you mind pointing me to the file in question and which parm i should have reviewed? tia, jackc... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Craig ImageIntegration 831-684-1375 jackc@imageintegration.com