Hi, ' Normally, i have no problem with kernel updates and re installing my nvidia driver, but this time is quite the problem. i have "wget" the latest nvidia driver, init 3, but when i go to sh install it, i keep getting an xserver is running. i checked tty1-8 and the only one that has anything resembling an xserver is 7. but you cannot kill it!!!! it is a blue screen, and says "the x server is now disabled" (which would mean to the average person, that there is no xserver running, correct?) restart gdm when it is configured correctly. then it has an <ok> below that, you cannot click ok, and you also cannot <ctrl> <alt> <bksp> that doesnt work. is there a way to init 3 all 7 at the same time from wherever you are logged in? there is a cursor blinking further down the screen, but you cannot move it up to the <ok>........any clues as to where i can go next? thank you steve --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.