writes: > emacs -q > m-x ido-mode > > now type: > > c-x f /ssh: > > now I get: > > File error: Permission denied > > Withouth ido-mode, I can type a full tramp url and open it. The appended patch in ido.el shall fix it. Kim, do you object, or shall I install it in the trunk? > Another problem is that tramp doesnt work at all whan I start my normal emacs session > withouth -q. So far I have no clue if its related. An earlier emacs build of mine > does work well with the same setup and tramp. You might start with an empty .emacs file, and add feature by feature from you original .emacs. Then we will see what's the culprit. Best regards, Michael.