did an rsync off of rpmfind.net..................thought i trashed the o/s had allot of weird stuff happening....stuff that i remember seeing on this compaq presario when i first started off...maybe even worse. after a couple of reboots, my eye feel on the headers.....sweat number eh? getting there. am somewhat impressed w/ the licq..glad to see that <@#%@#$> "bug" fixed. still scootin' around here. ...explorin the updates. let me know if you want the rpm errors. -- ------------ Sent from: Lattitude (deg): 32.7130 Longitude (deg): -117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) ------------ Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0