Hi, we have in our institute 8 old HP PL class workstation. They have 2*1GHz CPUs and 2GB ECC-RAM, so it's still a useable hardware (A6038A - Adaptec 7890, SCSI HD, Matrox AGP, e100). I've tried to install a current SuSE release, but it's not working very well. The installation did not work over the network (time outs). The installation worked using a DVD, but when I tried to configure the graphic card, the system stops working. Now even booting is not possible. One time I managed to boot a knoppix CD, but the next time it's freezing, too. The normal memory and CPU test do not show any starnge behavior. Also the old system (SuSE 8.2 was running stable). Any idea or hints for this special hardware ? -- Bye, Peer _________________________________________________________ Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biogeochemie Dr. Peer-Joachim Koch Hans-Knöll Str.10 Telefon: ++49 3641 57-6705 D-07745 Jena Telefax: ++49 3641 57-7705