On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > You should start a new thread for a new question. You are more likely > to catch people that way, should they be cruisin'n'bruisin' by Subject in a > threaded reader.
Hmmm. I'm not sure what you mean, since i just sent in a message with my own subject. Isn't that starting a new thread? But, nevertheless... > On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 06:50:09PM -0800, Sis wrote: > ... > > I just acquired a 2 year old computer with Athlon 1800+ > >... > > Any clues as to how i can install Debian on this box, using the > > onboard nic, would be greatly appreciated. > > Caveat: IANAG. I'm not sure how tight the ties are between the kernel > and BIOS on things like onboard NICs, but the first place I'd start is > in BIOS, looking to disable the onboard one. Bingo! Thank you very much. That's what i did and the nic i inserted is working just fine. Now, if i could just get the nic part of the nvidia onboard to work i would really be thrilled. > The Linux section on that forum seems relatively sharp about this sort > of stuff. You might consider signing up ( www.amdmb.com and follow the > forum link) and posting the question there too. They'll need much more > information about the MB, of course, as well as possibly the stock > kernel being used. Others here likely could use that info as well. ;-) I will check out their forum. Thank you again. ps > Kenward > -- > In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be > _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, > because passing civilization along from one generation to the next > ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone > could have. - Lee Iacocca I couldn't agree more. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]