Marty wrote:
Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: Although the Gateway 500 does have aninternal modem that Windows 98SE can use, Linux appears to be able to use only the Hayes external modem.Then can you try a PCI modem instead? This is a critical troubleshooting step.Possibly off-topic, but does a custom kernel use the initrd line in lilo.conf? (Feel free to introduce a new topic in answer or discussion!)The only reason I know of for ramdisk support in a custom kernel, or module
Correction, make that *initial* ramdisk support. There are other uses for ramdisks besides an initrd.
support for that matter, would be for making a rescue disk or a system that boots and runs from a CD.