KingM Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am thinking of installing potato, and wonder if I'll >have problems with USB and a cable modem. > >1. Will I be able to use USB? How much trouble will >it be? Do I have to recompile a kernel or just fix >some comfiguration files? I plan to use a USB mouse >and a USB printer (Lexmark 312).
You'll need a 2.4 kernel. http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/kernel-24.html might be useful for bringing your system a little more up-to-date. >2. I currently have a network with two computers, and >I would like to install cable modem, and have the >second computer be able to access the net via the >cable modem. I would need 2 NIC cards, and the cable >modem provider is RoadRunner. Has anyone gotten this >to work? Try the rrlogind package, which should sort most of it out for you. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]