< I am not an experienced linux user> 7.3 Pro I'm on my ninth attempt to set up a new installation . . . no joy! Every attempt results in files not being installed, etc.. The last try I used text mode and got the least amount of errors with the files, one (1), reporting ERROR <yast2-config-lvm_config> I continued and invoked the GUI interface and then, as root, tried to run yast in order to find and install the above file. Results: linux:~ # yast [date/time] Program aborted! ERROR: Exec Command, DETAIL: -127 FILE: SystemCmd.cc LINE: 435 I've tried all sorts of drive configurations from only SuSE to combinations with DOS/WIN and get similar results. The files that report ERROR are never the same. I've ignored the errors and gone on to the point I was able to download the updates but the machine always produces weird results. re-mapped keyboard, random lockups, failed networks and on and on and on As a side note . . . I tried to update this box, SuSE 7.2, but it failed. Thank goodness I can post with this one! <grin> Here is what I'm trying to get up and working [7 days]. The box is a 1x1x30G; 1G CPU [AMD] 1G RAM 30G Drive [IDE] Present DOS 6.20 C:\ 2G D:\ 2G E:\ 2G the rest is SuSE 1.44 floppy CDROM [IDE] NIC Netgear FA310TX Video GeForce 2 MX200 nvidia Hansol monitor 710E Modem in external on ttyS0 Goal: have the 7.3 box as firewall and server, for small home LAN four (4) machines OS/2/WIN/SuSE, at the cable entrance. Cable not yet installed. I'm off to try yast2 and see what happens. -- Best Rgs., Ed