<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Hi Sergio, Thanks for the suggestion. Its Mandriva 2008.1. I considered 2009 originally but was advised to wait for 2009.1 as apparently KDE is broken or at least sick. However, according to Peter, the implication is that I am facing a kernel problem rather than an X11 or driver problem so I don't know that 2009 would help me. I am always reluctant to upgrade Mandriva, especially a major version change. It invariably destroys some number of working services that takes me weeks to get back. There is a long way to go for Mandriva to become a replacement for Windows for the non-Unix expert as it is advertised. I've been 3 weeks already, trying to get 2008.1 working again and I've been a Unix admin for 20 years (UNICOS, HPUX, AIX and mostly OS X but not so much Linux). Anyway this seems to be the last glitch (hopefully) so I am not in any hurry to punish myself again so soon to get to 2009. Sergio Monteiro Basto wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:1231267351.15539.14.camel@segulix" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi, gw1500se This is mandriva 2008.0 ? you could try mandriva 2009.0 which have even more stabe x server 1.4.1 . and newer drives . </pre> </blockquote> <hr />Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista®. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032870/direct/01/' target='_new'>See how </a></body> </html>