Listmates, Having a bit more difficulty getting kde going than I anticipated. I installed with "kdemod3-complete", installed xorg, and the nvidia driver for my 8800GT. nvidia module loads fine. First attempt resulted in the following errors: [01:20 archangel:/usr/share/fonts] # grep \(EE\) /var/log/Xorg.0.log (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (EE) No devices detected. My xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log are at: http://nirvana.3111skyline.com/download/linux/distributions/archlinux/xorg.c... http://nirvana.3111skyline.com/download/linux/distributions/archlinux/Xorg.0... I know I need to run mkfontdir, but that shouldn't keep the device from being detected would it?? Also, and somewhat strange, I was able to connect to the X server on the box (archangel) [catchy name - sure it isn't the first] from my laptop (alchemy) just fine using XDMCP (X :1 -query archangel) which had the normal gray X background and X-cursor that worked just fine, so I know Xorg is installed and working. Which leads me to believe it is either a problem with the nvidia 180.44 driver, a missing package, or a problem with the xorg.conf. I doubt it is a problem with the xorg.conf. I pulled it off the openSuSE 11.0 install on the same box and it works flawlessly there. All I had to do was comment out of the Modules section: # Load "type1" # Load "freetype" That leaves the potential driver problem or a missing package. What say the gurus? Also, how do I get kde started on top of X. With the openSuSE install a startkde3 script takes care of it, /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc sources the $DISPLAYMANAGER from /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager (kdm3 in my case) and then kde just appears. Any thought as to what piece of the puzzle I've messed up? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com