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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > I booted BL3 with my 2.4.19 kernel from debian and it
> > > configured the serial port just fine.  But I lost X.
> >
> > Interesting... another problem with Xvesa.  I suggest
> > you install a proper Xserver (instructions are on the
> > BL3 homepage).
>
> I don't think that will help. The problem seems to be missing network
> support in the Debian kernel. (It wants an extra module but it can't
> find modprobe since BL3 does not use it.)

Xvesa needs network support?  What line in kernel config should be changed 
to provide that?

> > The old computer scene is a lot fun.  And it's very economical.
> > Why buy $1000 hardware, when $20 hardware provides similar
> > functionality (using appropriate software).
>
> I find my PII-class machine to be overkill for just about anything on
> BL. Sindi says that people throw out even newer computers where she
> lives.
>
> David

We have a nice 700MHz Tyan from a dumpster, with bad serial port or ports. 
I think also a bad video card, I forget.  College town, rich students.
A faster computer is nice for compiling kernels and busybox, or using dd 
to clone Windows.