> -----Original Message----- > From: Holp, John Mr. > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 7:44 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Installation troubles > > Debian Experts, > > I ordered and received three (3) Official Debina CDs with the Debian > 2.2.16 distribution. After I insert the first CD things take off as > expected: > > "Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 2.2!" > > "This is the Debain Rescue disk ----" > > "Go ahead and press <Enter> to begin installation" > > "booting Linux, Ok" > > The installation continues on asking for such things as > > Rescue floppy version 2.2.16 > > Configure keyboard > > Qwerty/us : US English > > Initialize and activate a swap partition > > bad block check > > permanently erase /dev/hda2 > > initialize a Linux Native partition > > You get all the way down to "Install operating system kernel and > modules" > > And it indicates that it was installed "----- potato-----386----" > > Along the way I have taken the default in every instance and then > one is caught in a loop where the system comes back to the "Main > installation menu" , and then seems to be stuck there. > > I remove the CD and reboot the machine. The machines starts lilo > and gets to LI and then hangs > > This is really irritating me, does anyone have any ideas? I am not > trying to do anything special, the machine is dedicated to this lone > Debian distribution, no dual boots, not trying to retain anything from the > past - it is making me crazy!!! > > > Thanks, > > John >
