On 20 Aug 2001 12:02:52 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have recently installed Debian on an old Pentium computer using the > official image from debian.org. I have it running w/ kernel 2.2.19pre17, > however this does not support my Netgear fa311 NIC and I've been unsuccessful > in compiling their source code. I've been trying to compile and use the > 2.4.8 kernel because 2.4 should have National Semiconductor chipset support > (and hence my netgear card) but when I try to boot I get nothing. The screen > says: > > LILO Linux Loader blahblah............ > Uncompressing the kernel... Ok, booting the kernel. > > And then it hangs. Doesn't go blank, just sits there w/ a blinking cursor. > A friend of mine, quite experienced w/ debian, has been helping me and he is > stumped. I have read that older machines could have a problem w/ bzImage, > but I thought the debian release was in bz format, and the CD kernel image > runs correctly. Any help? > > Thx > Matt
It wasn't compiled with optimizations for a CPU of a later generation was it? --mike
