On November 19, 2001 06:05 pm, Daniel D Jones wrote: > On Sunday 18 November 2001 23:28, Rob Hensley wrote: > > I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 8100 along with a D-Link 650 > > wireless PC Card and a D-Link Wireless Access Point. I haven't > > gotten them yet, but before I do I want to know a little about > > how I can install debian on it. Does anyone know exactly what > > disks need to be downloaded to do a net install and get my laptop > > running sid? If so, do tell :) Also, what module does my wireless > > PC Card use (if you know)? Last but not least, are there any good > > web sites you can refer me to that explain more about linux > > compatibility with laptop hardware and/or that of installing > > debian on a laptop. Thanks in advance, Bye! :)
I had trouble with most of the pre-packaged kernels. I ended up using kernel-2.2.19-pre17-idepci, download the minimal files (if you're installing from Windows, download to a windows directory, reboot into DOS, start Linux with loadlin), then apt-get dist-upgrade to get the rest. I don't know a thing about wireless cards - but when you get yours working with the Dell, let me know - it's my next purchase :-) derek
