Hi everyone. I'm new to this board and basically to Linux.
I tried SuSE before, but the network never worked. So I hunted down my Knoppix 3.2 CD in my CD stack and started it up. Internet was working, FAT32 partitions, too. I searched the internet for HDD installation with Knoppix and found the hdinstall script. First I accidently made hdc bootable and LiLo got into it's MBR. As I only boot from hda I ran the script again, but it seems it still read from the existing config file on my Linux partition, because nothing happened.
Bare with me... I'm a Windows user, I don't like this console stuff. Anyway I opened this big scaring black screen with the console prompt blinking.... waiting for my next unwanted command to reformat my system.
No. I found this lilo.conf, install-mbr, etc. and got it to install correctly. At least I can start Windows again to write this text
Because in Debian I have neither FAT32 access nor a working network.
Mount says there would be no entry in fstab for dev/hda
and Ip.whats-the-name says the device can not be found. Though it knows that a network adapter exists. And it works, usually.

Has anyone encountered similar problems or could help me otherwise?
I would like to use Linux for cross platform coding with Delphi/Kylix.

P.S.: I've also a bug with my gfx card. It is hard set to 60Hz after a Linux session and can't be reset until I unplug the card!
I have an AthlonXP, Radeon 8500 LE and a mainboard with VIA chip set.
But that surely belongs to another thread