Finally, today was awesome for sandra!
     My machine now runs X with success, and therefore blackbox too.
     My machine can also connect to the net via dialup

     Here's how I got X to work on my S3 trio 32 (732) integrated vid card...
     1.) apt-get install xserver-s3
     2.) dpkg-reconfigure xserver-s3
     3.) if necessary, select default xserver as 'xserver-s3' (not xserver-xfree86)
     4.) select yes to config w/ debconf
     5.) name of video card = s3
     6.) modem name = trio32
     7.) memory = 1024k
     8.) just push enter until...
     9.) select monitor 'advanced'
     10.) vendor = wen
     11.) model = jd144c
     12.) horizontal 31-50
     13.) vertical 50-90
     14.) select 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
     15.) bits per pixel = 8 


     Here's how I got dialup internet to work on my diamond telecommander 2500xl isa modem
     1.) i determined, through windows, that my modem was on COM2
     2.) i learned that the linux equivalent of COM2 is /dev/ttyS1
     3.) ln -sf /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem
     4.) pppconfig
     5.) enter in your isp information, the modem is located at /dev/modem
     6.) type 'ifconfig' and make sure your ethernet is down
           you may have to type 'ifconfig eth0 down' 
                           or   'ifconfig tap0 down'
           to shut down your ethernet connections
     7.) type 'pon myispname' to connect to your isp, and wait...
     8.) type 'ping www.google.com' or something like that to see if you're connected
     9.) TO LATER DISCONNECT, type 'poff myispname'