Greetings; 2.6.8-rc2-mm2, kde3.3-beta2 Startx has not, for quite some time now, displayed the checkerboard pattern that tells you the x-server is alive, and according to the folks on the x.org list, redhat patched that away quite some time back. As this is a quick, usefull check on the monitors condition, and really has no bearing on the startup time as it now shows a black screen during that time, can this be re-instated with the next x.org based update cycle, please? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.24% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.