Hello, I'm a newbie to Linux and want to install debian on my laptop as my primary (only) machine, its a compaq armada 1535 w/ 3com 3c575 pcmcia ethernet.
I've got nfs/ftp access to a linux box on the local network which has a copy of the hamm distribution and have made the rescue and driver disks, partitioned the drive but haven't got much further. My questions are; 1. I'm not using the "tecra" version disks, but have not had any lockups with the standard ones I'm using. Which is the right choice? 2. I can't get the machine to talk on the network. How do I do this? I know there are a hundred right answers to this question, I'm looking for the easiest/quickest ways.... How do I get 3c575 support? I'm not sure I'm up to compiling a kernel yet. Should I consider other pcmcia cards that I have access to like NE200 or 3c589, or is pcmcia problematic and should I look for a pocket adatper or something else? 3. Once I get the network working should I use NFS or FTP to access the packages? (are there important pro's and con's of each?) TIA for any suggestions, Chris ********************************************************************* Chris Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] !!! HELP FIGHT SPAM !!! Join; www.cauce.org See; spam.abuse.net, spamsucks.com, www.cm.org ****************************************************************