> Somehow > startx2 got renamed or copied to startx (probably fumble fingered me typed > the trigger key with the gun aimed at my foot). Since all that is in that > file is > > startx -- :1 > > it was starting itself like crazy, didn't even take a new shell, because it > is on the path before the "real" startx. > > Now I will reboot into that machine, and see if I did anything else to > shoot myself in the foot. So far so good. I am up in Xwindows on the new install, typing away in Thunderbird. Thanks for the help. I'll save my next request for another day. Ted Miller