Thanks everyone for your suggestions... its actually MGETTY that's causing the issue, not GETTY. Its hard to see because it scrolls off the screen so fast I'm trying to read something that's scrolling on an LCD display, which doesn't refresh very fast.
Anyway, that aside, I edited the config file, and removed all the getty statements, rebooted, then couldn't login :( I had done this before I saw all of the replies you folks sent, so that forced me to install Debian once again. So, here I am - reinstalled. And you know what? Its downloading everything for about 45 minutes now, and hasn't displayed that error at all. So, I either selected something different, or got lucky :) <knocking on the desk> Yay! Thanks agian for your helpful, prompt replies. Frederic Breitwieser Bridgeport, CT 06606 Homebrew Automotive Website: http://www.xephic.dynip.com/ Wanted - RWD Buick Flywheel that fits the 3.8L / 4.1L! -