Dapper beta. I get the same error. I tried to load "kcmshell displayconfig" after some misc text and errors, I get the "KDE Control Module". After entering "Administrator Mode" I get the same error message in the body of the control module window. Here is the konsole text: X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device Pythonize constructor -- pid = 5589 Python interpreter initialized! Pythonize constructor -- pid = 5589 open /dev/mem: Permission denied VESA BIOS Extensions not detected. Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 1677, in create_displayconfig return DisplayApp(parent, name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 443, in __init__ self.xsetup = XSetup(self.xconfigpath) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 368, in __init__ self._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 373, in _finalizeInit gfxcard._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1082, in _finalizeInit screen._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1555, in _finalizeInit self._computeSizesFromMonitor() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1660, in _computeSizesFromMonitor self.mode_list = GetMonitorModeDB().getAvailableModes(monitor_model,self.monitor_aspect) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 2978, in getAvailableModes hsync_list = self._list_from_string(monitor.getHorizontalSync()) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 3002, in _list_from_string l.append( (float(tmp[0]), float(tmp[1])) ) ValueError: empty string for float() error: *** runFunction failure ; X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 Major opcode: 148 Minor opcode: 3 Resource id: 0x0 Failed to open device Pythonize constructor -- pid = 5606 Python interpreter initialized! Pythonize constructor -- pid = 5606 Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 1677, in create_displayconfig return DisplayApp(parent, name) File "/usr/lib/pytho n2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 443, in __init__ self.xsetup = XSetup(self.xconfigpath) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 368, in __init__ self._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-pa ckages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 373, in _finalizeInit gfxcard._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1082, in _finalizeInit screen._finalizeInit() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packa ges/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1555, in _finalizeInit self._computeSizesFromMonitor() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1660, in _computeSizesFromMonitor self.mode_list = GetMonitorModeDB().getAvai lableModes(monitor_model,self.monitor_aspect) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 2978, in getAvailableModes hsync_list = self._list_from_string(monitor.getHorizontalSync()) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packa ges/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 3002, in _list_from_string l.append( (float(tmp[0]), float(tmp[1])) ) ValueError: empty string for float() error: *** runFunction failure ; I get no errors loading the "kcmshell mountconfig"