I am running SUSE9.2 and have recently done a YaST upgrade to KDE3.4. Now, when I boot, I get a pile of messages when it gets to KDM. I have tried to find out what they all mean and if they are of importance, but have failed miserably! So I am asking the list for advice. Here are the messages, which all start with the date and time (which I am omitting to make things more concise): linux kernel: hw_random: RNG not detected linux kernel: ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Net filter core team linux kernel: hdc: ATAPI 52x CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB cache linux kernel: hdd: ATAPI 52x DVD-ROM drive, 256kB cache linux kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Net filter core team linux kernel: ip_conntrack version 2.1 (4093 buckets, 32744 max) - 340 bytes per conntrack linux kernel: ip_conntrack version 0.1 (4093 buckets, 32744 max) - 212 bytes per conntrack linux kernel: ALSA sound /pci/ac97/ac97-codec. c:2026: ac'97 analog subsections not ready linux ifup: No configuration found for sit0 linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 I imagine that some of them are simply telling me what drives I have, but it is the error messages I would please like some guidance on. The only problem I have found since upgrading to KDE3.4 is that I have lost the system sounds, but I can play CDs. I am wondering if this is tied up with the ALSA sound error message. Googling doesn't help, and I can't find anything in the archives. So any advice will be very gratefully received. Many thanks Keith