>This line alone doesn't bode well. At the very least you should get a >more recent XFree86. If you are stuck installing from CD because of >bandwidth issues then perhaps the best thing would be to get one of the >cheapo copies of RedHat from one of the commercial resellers? thanks for your answer! i'm installing from a CD because i don't have the network card working yet. the original install apparently didn't enable pcmcia support. perhaps a better approach would be to tackle the pcmcia and networking problem first? i'm open to suggestions. also, since i don't have X working yet, i'm stuck with the stupid caps lock layout. is there any way to remap the keyboard outside of X? _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie