I you sure about the compact disks? Last time I tried booting with it I had no SCSI support what so ever. The compact disks are what you need to get a system with common hardware installed. Using the CD is your best bet, the kernel there should have everything. If you check the installation instructions ( http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html ) you may notice the link on how to replace the rescue floppy kernel. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-boot-floppy-techinfo.en.html#s-rescue-replace-kernel Lastly you can try the extra modules for your hardware option durring the installer, but I don't think that will work when the extra module is for your hard disk controller, and I can't find the documentation for that... | Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 | | http://www.ringworld.org | Work: 763.428.9119 | | http://www.itouthouse.com | PCS: 612.306.6055 | | Sinclair: "No boom?" Garibaldi: "No boom." | | Ivanova: "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. | | Always a boom tomorrow." |