Debian Installation Question

[Michael Kerwin <michael@kerputer.com>]

As a followup to this problem I discovered in text mode that I was 
getting a message on the screen when it beeped. It says found IRQ 5 for 
device 00:0a.0

ETH0 setting half - duplex based on MII#1 local partner capabiltiy of 0000

Anyone know why this is happening? Is my network card to old?


Thanks for your help.




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I am new to Debian and have set up one computer with debian 3.1 and when 
it boots into the gnome login screen it beeps 3 times in a row but 
displays the screen correctly. Then after logining in and going into 
gnome after about 1 minute the screen goes blank and the computer beeps 
3 times. If you hit enter the screen comes back and it is fine. Anyone 
have any idea what is wrong? I have changed out memory and video cards 
and it still does the same thing.

I have another question, is there a limit on how big a ide hard disk can 
be with debian 3.1? I am trying to install it on an AMD Atholon 64 bit 
with the netinst 64 bit disc but it doesn't see my 200GB Harddisk.

Thanks for you help.

Michael Kerwin