As Nate said, easiest way is to just edit /etc/modules and add an "e1000" line. Debian goes through this file and does a modprobe for each line there. Works just fine for most stuff. If it turns out that hotplug is installing the modules, you can edit the hotplug configuration to not load specific modules. I don't recall the details, I think it's /etc/hotplug.conf...I remember it being mostly self explanitory though. :) Run depmod -a after update-modules. Check output of lsmod to see what modules are loaded after booting. The output of dmesg should be helpful as well. -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://andy.zibnet.us A password is like your underwear; Change it frequently, don't share it with others, and don't ask to borrow someone else's. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list