Hi, Here is additional info concerning my recent post.
Here is an excerpt from /var/log/messages that I've not seen before : Feb 13 19:51:52 howardm kernel: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled Feb 13 19:51:52 howardm kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 13 19:51:52 howardm kernel: ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Feb 13 20:11:52 howardm -- MARK -- Feb 13 20:31:52 howardm -- MARK -- Feb 13 20:44:17 howardm Font Server[146]: terminating Feb 13 20:44:17 howardm kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. Feb 13 20:44:17 howardm kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating. Feb 13 20:44:17 howardm exiting on signal 15 Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm syslogd 1.3-3#31: restart. Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm kernel: klogd 1.3-3#31, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm kernel: Cannot find map file. Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm kernel: Loaded 7 symbols from 3 modules. Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm kernel: Linux version 2.2.12 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #2 Thu Aug 26 11:46:26 PDT 1999 Feb 13 20:48:25 howardm kernel: Detected 233291885 Hz processor. etc. I have not rebuilt my kernel. Regards, Howard Mann.