Is PC compatible with kernel

Boot up PC in debug mode

to view hard drive partition Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 * 1) fdisk -l

Device Boot    Start        End          Blocks     Id       System /dev/sda1   *         1       20349      156280288+     7       HPFS/NTFS

Partition table entries are not disk order

to view NIC settings eth0   Link encap:Ethernet   HWaddr 00:11:22:33:44:55 inet addr:192.168.1.252 Bcast:192.168.1.255   Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500  Metric:1 ....
 * 1) ifconfig

lo     Link encap:Local Loopback int addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 ....

If you do not see any /dev/??? or eth0 then you can try FOG Kernel Updates(require internet access). WebUI > Other Information > Kernel Updates >Published Kernels or Building your own Custom Kernel http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOGUserGuide&Itemid=51#Building_a_Custom_Kernel