Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > And is this the sort of stuff we expect joe average computer user to do, > because after all, Linux is ready for the <average> desktop ! So when > my mom, who doesn't even know what a command line is, boots and X > doesn't start, what do I do with her ? Messing with drivers often mean problems in Windows too. If this should be the metric for how "ready for the desktop" a system is, then Windows isn't ready for the desktop. I seldom use Windows, but that doesn't prevent my friends and relatives asking for help with their Windows computers. Their problems have in several cases have been driver-related. Regards Ingemar