On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> Wow - back to school after all these years....
> About time I jumped into the Linux foray and kept
> ahead of technology, and not just trying to "keep
> up" with Windows!
>
> Problem 1: using Linux-Mandrake 6.0
> I want to setup my network connection in Linux.
> My card is a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PCI LAN
>
> I cannot locate it in the accepted list of cards.
> Is there an upgrade (I cannot locate one) or a workaround?
>
What chipset does it use? Chances are it's supported, just not as a
"linksys" card. :-)
>
> Problem 2: CD ROM
> Matshita CR-584
> Not working after install. Is there a compatible
> setup option using another CD ROM driver in Linux?
>
Hmm...what interface type? IDE??? Check how it's listed in
/etc/fstab. If it is listed as /dev/cdrom, go and see what /dev/cdrom
is linked to.
Good luck!
John
