Ralph Output from my laptop for those 3 commands are:
lsb_Linux clive-laptop 2.6.32-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 14:24:04 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release: 10.04 Codename: lucid 1 root:x:0:clive,root Still getting the problem but not so often and I can work around it. Will bring the laptop tomorrow evening so you can 'do your thing' on it! Thanks for your interest and research. Clive -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

