Hi folks, this is an update on my external Best Data modem problems. I decided after trying every combo that I could in KPPP setup that it had to be a bios problem. So, I held my breath and went into BIOS and set everything back to default. The modem dialed up the first time after booting. I do not know what I did to kill it in the first place, but it works now. I will go back into BIOS and just look to see if I can figure out what was set to kill the modem in linux but not in windows. If this gives anyone a hint as to the problem please give a holler so that I can avoid losing any more hair. I'm sure others will appreciate the info also, so if I figure it out I too will post my findings. I reloaded 7.2 and stopped after the first disk and had no errors for opening packages. However, I still have no icons or KDE like desktop. ????? I am really beginning to think that there is a problem with my d/l'd disks. Keep on, keeping on. Dennis M.
