Re: Linux new comer waiting for help
On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, Yi-Jie LI wrote:
> I am a new comer of Unix/Linux. I am trying to install Debian Linux on
> my portable, HP OmniBook 5000CTS. I have downloaded the base disks, and
> have successfully installed the base system. My questions are:
>
> 1) I am using a PCMCIA Xircom CE-IIps network card. It doesn't seem to
> work. It works find in Win95/NT.
>
> 2) I am using a PCMCIA Microcom TravelCard. I don't know how to check if
> it is running properly. It works find in Win95/NT.
You'll need to configure the pcmcia-cs package. It normally
takes some tweaking to get everything to work. Look in
/etc/pcmcia-cs directory and obviously the
/usr/doc/pcmcia-cs documentation. The cardinfo utility can
help give you and idea of whats going on. Also look in
/var/log/daemon.log (or possibly another file in the same
directory) for status information.
> 3) From INSTALL.HTML, I know the installation is not complete yet even
> though I have finished installing the base system. But how could I
> continue? If I want to finish installation through a set of floppy
> disks, which ones should I download? If I want to finish it through
> dial-up FTP, what should I do? Of course I already have a PPP dial-up
> account.
Best bet would be to finish the installation from a CD if
your notebook has one. The use the ftp option from dselect
to upgrade your installation to the latest release.
I've installed Debian on a few notebooks. Write if you need
more.
--- Jean Pierre
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