ya ok....
i'll try everything again....
if i still can't get it to work, i'll have to start reading up on mandrake....

hehe....

Mandrake is a good choice interm of easy installation and their hardrake is good too. I used it many many moons ago, then redhat, then suse, gentoo....you named it. I got bored, until I found knoppix and then kanotix.
many moons ago????
so knoppix is the newest huh?

gosh....
you tried so many????
wondering how old are you....

anyway....
thnx a lot ya....
both of you....
for helping me and being patient with me....
thank you....

many thanks,
~ira~