On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Rombalski, Emmanuel wrote: > I am trying to install Debian Linux on a PC clone with a genuine Intel > 166MMX processor, 64MB SDRAM, a Western Digital 2.5GB IDE hard drive, a > Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Pro PCI video card, and a generic NE2000 compatible > NIC. I created a 400 MB DOS 6.22 bootable partition and left the rest of > the drive raw. I downloaded all the files (via HTTP) from Debian that were > specified in the download portion of the getting started guide. When I run > the install.bat from the DOS prompt Linux begins booting > (uncompressing....), flashes some unreadable messages and then my computer > reboots. What am I doing wrong?
Try not to load any DOS device driver before running install.bat. If needed, modify your config.sys file.
