Hazel Grant wrote: > Hi > This may not be the best place to ask but I really would appreciate some > help. I have just tried to install debian Sarge on my computer, but I know > nothing about any linux at all. I have a Speedtouch (330 I think) USB > (silver) modem, but I also have an unused ethernet card in my machine. > During installation I couldn't install my modem as the only thing debian > sees is my ethernet card. > After installation I can log in, then ????????? > It appears to me to be similar to Dos, is this right? what am I supposed to > input to make something happen? Can someone out there help me or do I have > to revert to a Windows only machine again? It sounds like it boots to the command prompt and not X windows? (X is a graphical desktop environment). I think Debian is a tough distro to install. By default it installs a 2.4 kernel which more or less restricts you to using the userspace speedtouch drivers http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/download.en.html or http://speedtouchconf.sourceforge.net/ If I were you I'd give up on Debian and install Ubuntu. It's based on Debian but it's not obsolete. There are many other distro's to try. Fedora, Mandrake, SuSE. To try and start on Linux from the command prompt is a steep learning curve.
> Sorry to be so helpless, but far from ingnorance being bliss I have never > felt so stupid in all my life. > Hoping that someone will take pity in me > Thank you > Haze > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
