this is probably basic

[this is probably basic]

ah. well, a few buddies just told me i should. thats all, but i still got issues, i posted the scsi issue in a new thread. as it is, i'm still trying to find a 32bit version of loadlin

 

anyone got any ideas?

[scsi scanner not detecting]

okay, i'm using an AHA 2940AU scsi adapter and that is apparently supported. unfortunately it wont pick up the scanner i am trying to get to work. its a HP 6100c.

 

what is going on? i'm pulling my hair out. i've tried modprobing every scsi port i can find. anyone got any ideas?

[this is probably basic]

Hi, i need help. i've just started with linux and i'm having a few woes. I'm using slackware linux 9.1 and its my secondary OS in a dual boot with XP Pro. (i know, windows is evil, but its necessary)

 

anyway, i got three worries

 

1) how am i supposed to make a boot disk when it says its over 1.44Mb?

 

2) how do i tell if a device (such as a SCSI card) is picked up by the OS?

 

3) what does it mean when people tell me to try "recompile the kernel"?

 

I guess i jumped in at the deep end. Eventually i hope to create a dos(or "XP") menu option to boot into linux like in boot.ini from windows.