make sure if your bios has a setting for PNP OS, that it is set to OFF.
----- Original Message -----
From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Not getting anywhere - IGNORE THIS TROLL!
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, James Schofield wrote:
>
> > >> This guy is trolling you all.
> > >> (for the newbies a troll is someone
> > >> who instigates flamewars by using
> > >> inflammatory language)
> > >>
> >
> >
> > I will admit that I am getting very frustrated with the hardware setup
> > portion of linux.. but I am learning.. and it is just lack of knowledge
of
> > the system that is holding me back.
> >
> > One thing I find a bit of a problem as well is the fact that MOST books
on
> > Linux are written for one distro or another.. and not in general.. but
it
> > is just taking me a little longer thats all.
> >
> > I have succeeded in one thing though people.. I HAVE MY MODEM WORKING!!
> >
> > I have my Motorola Voicesurfer working now.. it was just a matter of
using
> > Setserial correctly and I am up and running now on ttys2 IRQ 11
> >
> > WOOOO HOOO!!!
> >
> > Now I have two things left.. My SB64 pci card which is sharing an IRQ
> > with another PCI device and linux does not seem to like that.. even
though
> > it is PCI complaint.
>
> My guess would be the onboard ide controler is conflicting with the
> secondary on your mother board, disable one or the other.
>
> > ANd my PNP ISA DLink 220 Networking card.. which I was not able to setup
> > durring the install.. I would like to get it working now.. becuase I
would
> > like to make my own local area net with my laptops and my desktop.
>
> Should work with the ne driver, be aware that Dlink doesn't always conform
> to the ne2000 standard. The last Dlink i had required hacking the ne2000
> driver to recognise the id string.
>
> > James
> >
> >
>
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> --Axalon
>
>
