Hazel yes, i know how that feels too, its horrid as someone else wrote, what you need next is to get the X windows system up and running, that gives you a system that looks much more like microsoft windows and is easier to use, although will not necessarily solve the problem of getting you on line with the modem
personally i use Suse, and it was easy to install, and with a bit of help from this list, get my speedtouch 330 going, although i think its now gone more comercial so you could use one of the other distributions, or look for a debian email list where people will have better exptertise to help you get debian going, for example there is a web page at www.debian.org, which also points you at a mailing list. i found this by typing 'debian mailing list' into google and doing a web search hope this helps to get you on the way, 'cause linux is good to use.... ruth >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? >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]
