Ok, as I feared, I updated the kernel k_athlon as was suggested by Roman D to obtain the need kernel fix. And I suspected that my nvidia drivers would be problematic (shock shock). So, I find that the kernel module/drivers is not being loaded at boot up. It is listed in the modules.conf (device # 195) and if I modprobe -k NVdriver it will load. But the associated "agpgart" that normally loads is not, of course, and I can do a modprobe -k for this and it will load as well. However, both are listed as "unused" and seem disassociated from each other. Also, using sax2 -l -m 0=nvidia or 0=nv I have repeated problems with init of my monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 753DF) which is listed in the XF86 4.3 monitor db (and I have the latest from the supplm dir on the SuSE ftp server). I have repeated problems anytime I even think about changing anything kernel related with the NVidia config, sax2, yast, and generally getting it to work in the slightest. Does any one have any suggestions? I can remove and reinstall, but IIRC someone has posted a specific manner in which to take care of this problem, something about a readme and/or special page in the sbd (I have searched the sbd at length and there are only the generic Nvidia help pages - most of which I can recite from memory). Seems that there were a special/specific way to install/config the nvidia crap that re-established it on a usable basis! (god I'm getting so tired of this, over and over again, every time something changes on the kernel level or similiar with sax and nvidia and loading the damn modules /end rant). TIA. Curtis.