Hi, Since I don't really like where KDE is going, I thought I'd try out gnome, and using the gnome meta port as described on the crux website I installed it, with no problems (but I did use the -if parameter of prt-get). So after compilation was finished, I started /etc/rc.d/gdm and was greeted by gdm. However, the name input field shows an ellipsis (...) and below that it reads "Authentication failed". I can use the mouse and the keyboard to choose menu options, but the input field seems unable to get the focus so I can't login. I looked at de logs in /var/log/gdm but there's nothing there that indicates any problem, but here it is anyway, maybe I'm overlooking something: _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/zaphod:0 _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 X.Org X Server 1.4.0 Release Date: 5 September 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.22.1 i686 Current Operating System: Linux zaphod 2.6.22.9 #1 Sat Oct 6 18:53:22 CEST 2007 i686 Build Date: 22 September 2007  04:38:05PM         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org         to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Oct 30 18:50:26 2007 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing. I have no problems at all with kdm. Anyone any idea what could be causing this or what I could try? Thanks, Diederick -- http://www.diederickdevries.net/