> How do i get 2.4.5 to install with debian?..i know about compiling >myself but i'm unsure how to incoorporate those changes with debian >although i could do it blind-folded in RH..
The easiest way is to use Adrian Bunk's set of packages for a 2.4.x kernel on a Debian 2.2r3 system. To run kernel 2.4.x on a Debian 2.2r3 system requires that several packages be upgraded. Check out: http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/kernel-24.html -- Kevin