--- Ephraim Stanfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm new to Debian and Linux. I purchased the Debian > GNU/Linux Bible by Steve Hunger that came with 1 CD > with Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r2 edition.
That's quite old now. > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 and tried to install > Debian with the CD. It seems the kernel freezes up I'm not surprised. That kernel version lacks support for new hardware. I suggest you download the new beta4 installer: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso burn that to a CD, and install it that way. -- Thomas Adam ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
