This is my first go at Linux, so bear with me. Have always wanted to try and finally have my reason when a friend gave me an old laptop. Linux on laptop suggested this distro and it seem to work the best (have installed a few) Now to my problem.

Have read through many HOWTO's on this subject but for some reason am not getting it. Have unpack and installed a number of different packages without success. Was hoping to start a thread so some of you nice intelligent folks out there can baby step me through this process. Just finished a fresh install of 7.3.

Any takers for this newer than Newbie?

Thanks in advance.

what Exactly is the problem with the install is it not finding some of the Laptop hardware ? or is it somthing else like a Modem problem ?

post some more info like:

CPU speed
Memory
motherboard manufactuerer
Wireless cards (pmcia cards)

things like that.

Rusty_L

Problem is I can't get the wireless usb card (DWL-122) to work. The install is fine. From what I read it is a prism 2.5. I need to compile a new kernel and install the linux-wlan-ng driver but I am not exactly sure on what to download and how to install it. I have followed many differnet instructions but have been unsucessful in compiling a new kernel

Laptop is a

P II 266MHZ
64 M ram

geez, I feel stupid , i thought you were talking about a Motherboard. i am sorry, but i have no experince with anything along the lines wireless Equipment. But i would think comiling the Modules for it would not be any Dffrent than Modem drivers but i could be wrong. I will check some info on it and post what i find maybe aother memeber here will post the answer before i do, that happens alot .

Rusty_L