I was trying to install R5A26 and could not get it to go. So I followed some tips and tried to install the newest Nvidia drivers. I was able to download them but could not get Knoppmyth to install.

Following a second tip I tried R5A16 and it went great except now it does not recognize my NIC. I ran netcardconfig and it says 'no supported network cards found'. I am not sure what to do next.

Any suggestions? I am a total neub, does it show?

R5A16 * AMD Sempron64 2100
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M7
512MB DDR400
40GB WD PATA
100GB WD SATA

Is it enabled in your bios?

Yes it is. That was the first thing I checked. I ran lspaci -v and there were lots of nvidia objects unknown but no NIC. It is a realtek NIC on the MB. I checked the Biostar website and they do not have any driver updates for the NIC.

A simple solution would be to just buy a cheap $10 card and see if that works. But I am more lazy than others.