Help Me With This Kernel File!

Hi! Recently, I'm trying ot migrate to Linux OS. Currenlty, I have brought Corel Linux OS SE Stardard. Now, I have installed it and everything is fine. However, the only problem are the following:

1) My network adapter had the wrong driver installed by the OS, so it doesn't work.
2) My sound card needs this OSS thing to work, but after I installed it, nothing happened.

Now, my Network Adapter driver disk does have a LInux driver, however, needs to be compiled. Does anyone know how to do this under a Corel Linux OS SE system?

How the heck do I get that OSS thing to work?