well, Cuddles if I am not mistaken, if there had been ch mod 777 on that it would also be executable I think. I can't believe the knoppix script does that as I did run it here and it didn't change permissions when it created the link. Didn't help user get the modem either

Yes, will be interesting to hear something at kano's forum maybe on it. I looked at BH4 setup which worked "out of the box" and the permission for TTYS0 and all of them are as I have set BH7a now, root & group read& write and forbidden all others. There is no dev/modem link in BH4's setup. Must be something new they do.

One thing, do you know why there is a ttys0 and a ttyS0 and so on with all of them? Starting to wonder if it isn't something like a mistake in BH7a and the permissions were set on the wrong character devices, typos maybe. And so few dialeruppers that nothing hit the forum about it. Of course the bulk of the forum is german and there may well be something there.

Once I get my BH7a installation settled, I will try the lmsensors deal and let you know how it works out. My athlon has been running really hot lately - gee, its summer. Maybe might even pull the heatsink and give it a fresh coat of artic silver.

Oh mouse, is gimping along. May have to put it to sleep. And the IBM keyboard is becoming aromatic, coffee definitely with hint of milk - just coffee alone might be pleasant Must have migrated to furthest reaches where the shower couldn't clean it out.