try Ctrl-Alt-f1 to go to text mode. to get back into graphical mode try Ctrl-Alt-F7. to kill X, try Ctrl-Alt-backspace. I don't know if this works on every system, but it works on mine (redhat 9, kernel 2.4.20-20.9, X 4.3.0) _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86