Ok, I used apt-get/synaptic to update the kernel for the k_athlon version I had. After I have had problems with the NVdriver loading. In otherwords, when a do an "lsmod" there's no "NVdriver" or "agpgart" loaded as before. I have check and made sure that libGL.so.1 is symlinked to the proper driver in /usr/lib/GL which is libGL.so.1.0.3123.nv_glx. and in the module.conf file I have "alias char-major-195 NVdriver", though the placement of this line is now different, whereas before it was under the section "Moxa Multiport Serial Boards" it is now the last line in modules after the YaST2/(alsa) sound system dependent part. (I'm also curious as to why the previous module "agpgart" is not loading either). After upgrading the kernel I got with synaptic I ran "mk_initrd". I also have reinstall the NVIDIA_kernel and GLX packages and in the manner spec'ed by nVidia (do an -Uhv for the kernel packages and then rpm -e followed by -ihv for the GLX package). Accord to the "Available HardWare" in the kde CC it's installed and configured. 3Ddiag give the following: Crusher-1:/home/crrey # 3Ddiag 3Ddiag version 0.496 Verifying 3D configuration: Using 3dinfo ************************************************************ Verifying 3D configuration based on XFree86 4 for 3D board "nVidia Corporation GeForce3 Ti 200 (10de@0201)": Tests for package "NVIDIA_GLX": package ... done. package files ... done. Tests for package "NVIDIA_kernel": package ... done. package files ... done. Tests for correct OpenGL libraries/GLX extensions: Symbolic Links ... done. /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag (SCRIPT_3D=switch2nvidia_glx) ... done. Test for correct XFree86 version ... done. Tests for XFree86 configuration: Config File /etc/X11/XF86Config ... done. Driver ... failed! ================================================================ 3D Hardware acceleration is not used. To use 3D Hardware acceleration please specify the entry Driver "nvidia" in the Section "Device" of your /etc/X11/XF86Config. ================================================================ Color Depth ... done. Extensions ... failed! ================================================================ 3D Hardware acceleration is not used. To use 3D Hardware acceleration please specify these entries Load "glx" in the Section "Module" of your /etc/X11/XF86Config. ================================================================ Options ... done. ----------------------- NOTE ----------------------------------- If 3D hardware OpenGL configuration is not stable enough, you should switch back to 'Mesa Software Rendering'. You can verify this configuration with the command "3Ddiag --mesasoft". ----------------------- NOTE ----------------------------------- Checking GLU/glut runtime configuration: GLU ... done (package mesaglu) glut ... done (package mesaglut) If I manually load the NVdriver it will show in an lsmod as loaded, but at the end of the listing and listed as unused (I can't remember if this is as normal or not, the unused listing that is). How do I get it to be loaded from the modules.conf file as before? I have modules.conf, modules.conf.- , and a modules.conf.old files in the /etc directory. I'm wondering if I should try to cp the present mod conf to something like modules.conf.bkup and then cp'ing one of the other mod confs to be read (like cp modules.conf.- or the modules.conf.old). Any help will be greatly appreciated. TIA, Curtis. -- Billboard Writer vs. Literature = Micorsoft vs. Computing,