Hello,
I am using a Thinkpad X21 laptop with 384 MB of RAM and a new 40
gig disk. I installed Debian 4.0 (Etch) via the floppy disk install.
Installation wa actually really pleasant, especially over the fast
network connection. With some work, I got my PCMCIA wifi card to
work. Ever since then, my laptop's been stable like a rock, and I had
no
complaints. It would effortlessly connect to my wifi network and
"just work."
Anyways, the other night I tried to use "apt-get install" to get
Pidgin. However, it said I needed a long list of libraries that I
didn't have. I didn't know that I could install just those developer
packages, and instead added "sid" or "unstable" to my sources.list. I
ran "apt-get install -f" or something like it, and then Debian
basically changed itself to Lenny/Sid. Now the computer boots to
command line, instead of automatically going to gnome like it used
to. And the wifi card (DWL-650g) is no longer automatically
recognized and it can't connect to my wifi network. And I have to
reset my router to properly connect via ethernet cable. So this has
all been very frustrating.
I just want to know how to make Debian like it was before, with
Etch. Thanks.
-kedmond
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