It seems to me that the kernel that was installed isn't compatible with your system. I'm assuming you are using 8.0? Check which kernel gets loaded during the CD boot versus the kernel that is installed. You can also find out by running the command "uname -a" as root. I'm not familiar with 8.0 since I still run 7.1 at home. When I installed it, it booted a 2.2.18 kernel to install and configure the system, but the kernel I chose for my system was the 2.4.0 kernel (now upgraded to 2.4.16) and the kernel modules associated with it. I don't know If 8.0 does the same things. Once you get your kernel issues resolved, configuring your network card (under YaST1 at least) should be simple and straight forward if it is supported. You'll need to know the make and model of the card and which driver it supports. Usually the install process does a great job of installing everything (if it is supported). Good luck. Jonathan Paul Cowherd Linux and Java Administrator Genscape, Inc. Email: jonathan.cowherd@genscape.com Office: (502) 583-3730 -----Original Message----- From: Scott Benedict [mailto:rsbenedict@email.com] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 1:59 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] Problems with booting and ethernet Recent convert from Redhat 7.3 and am anxious to give SuSE a try, but am having problems. I cannot boot her up without using the boot install cd. I have to go through all the installation hoops and choose basic installation/upgrade and then choose boot installed system and it boots without a problem. However, if I boot from floppy or from Lilo, it will not boot, but after the "Loading Linux . . . . . ." comes up, it goes to a blank screen and halts. Once I get into SuSE 8.0, I cannot connect to the internet. I downloaded from the ftp site without problem but I cannot get my intel etherpro 100 built in card to work with DHCP nor get my Orinoco built in wireless to work. I get an error with the intel card stating ifdown: Could not get a valid interface name and ifup: Could not get a valid interface name. When I did my ftp install, I chose the default installation settings, should I redownload and use manual install, or are both of these problems fixable within my current installation? I'd hate to go back to Redhat if I don't have to. I like what I hear about SuSE so much better, but at least with Redhat, my hardware works. Let me know if you can offer any help! Linuxnewbie, Scott