Incoming from xyroth: > For some reason, when attempting to install debian (sarge) on one of my > k6-2/400 machines, it appears to install mostly, and then suddenly powers > the machine down before completing. > > As you can imagine, this makes it somewhat tricky trying to track down the > problem. > > It is also not debian specific, as I have tried redhat9, fedora 2 and > mandrake 10.0 and they all show the same problem (in different stages of the > install). > > Surprisingly, tom's root boot shows no problem at all in booting, leaving it > all very strange and mysterious.
If there's anything in the BIOS you can turn off or set to more sensible / generic values, do so. PnP, mouse, boot sector virus protection, ... -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
