I've just installed the 1.1.1 base system. However, I can't access the cdrom on which the rest of Debian resides, which means I am pretty much stuck. During installation I tried loading the cdu31a(sony) module, but it failed with the message "cdu31a initialization failed". After booting I found the module itself, cdu31a.0, but
insmod ./cdu31a gives the same message as above. I've tried invoking "cdu31a" from /etc/modules and set the path in /etc/conf.modules accordingly, but nothing works. I guess the problem is that I don't understand how insmod works. It lists some options, but without explaining them. I'd really appreciate it if someone could give me a hand here.. That said, I am really looking forward to getting the Debin back on my disk. I had a net-installed 1.1 working perfectly until I did the _grave_ mistake of intalling The OS Which Name Shall Not Be Spoken on another partition. Not surprisingly, it clobbered the Debian partition beyond repair, so now I am starting all over again. I tried another very common Linux - distribution which I conviniently already had on CD(before I bought Debian yesterday), but I simply regard Debian as its superior in terms of functionality and philosophy of installation/maintenance. In particular, the fact that each Debian package is accompanied by a description you can read _before_ downloading/installing the package has been of tremendous help. Regards, Anders Moe Dept. of Applied Mathematics SINTEF Oslo, Norway -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]