In trying to get grip working, I have searched through quite a few posts on the subject or relating to it. It seems that device permissions are a big issue. For me this has created a new question for which I haven't yet found an answer in my SuSE manual or in "Running Linux". Isn't it true that all the hardware can be found as items under /dev? For my system, SuSE has recognized all the hardware such as IDE controller and SCSI controller but how do I find what is the /dev that is associated with either of these controllers? In general, how can one determine the /dev for any hardware? It is easy enough to go to YaST and get a detailed hardware list with lots of info about the devices but I don't see any mention of the /dev. Damon Register