Thanks to all who helped me configure X 4.0.2 and the login via KDM. I have another problem which doesn't seem to be totally resolved by any of the online sources I've looked at so far. I'm sure it's a FAQ, but I haven't found the solution as of yet. In its prior configurations (as first a Caldera box and then, a Mandrake 7.2 box), I have able to get my Soundblaster 16/AWE 32 compatible ISA sound card to work. Caldera detected it during install, while in Mandrake, I had to run sndconfig (or something like that) from a terminal to set it up. The configuration through YAST2 does not work in my particular situation. However, I think this is due to some other underlying problem. First of all, I installed the system via an FTP installation, so if I'm missing any modules, etc., I could use some instruction as how to go through the system to "grab" the appropriate packages. For example, at login, xconsole launches (don't know if this happens by default or not). Three messages come up: modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-0 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-0-0 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module snd-card-0 If I run the sound card config through Y AST2, I do the following: Start ALSA and Start sequencer are checked (default) I then click on "Add soundcard" and select Soundblaster 16 I then get the message: "An error occured during installing: The kernal module snd-card-sb16 for sound support could not be loaded." I also get admonished to make sure that ALSA is correctly installed (something of which I am not aware of a way to check). It also suggests potentially trying OS/Free or another module. Any suggestions or links to helpful sites appreciated. Greg Lentz