I have some older versions from Trans-Ameritech CDs, but when I heard about Debian being included on the November "Boot" magazine disk I thought I'd give it a try.
I had installed the base Slackware 1.2.28(I think?), but was unable to get X running, though it would come up; nothing more. My problem is that when I get to dselect and choose CD-ROM and enter for the block device "/dev/scd0" and return I get the following output: scsi 0: watchdog timer fired in NCR5380_() scsi 0: switching target 1 lun 0 return code = 7000 CD-ROM i/o error: dev 0b:00, sector 64 kernel panic: scsi_free: trying to free unused memory My scsi card is a Trantor 128, CD-ROM is an ancient NEC Intersect 73(1X). I've been told by an IBM mainframe guy that Linux is for "hobbyists" and may never run. A mechanical enginneer I know is convinced Linux is just another OS destined for oblivion( and that I am rebelling against Bill Gates). I am definitely new at this, but I am convinced that there are better OSs than what most of the world is using; "how will they know if no one tells them" there is more? Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
