On 16 Aug 2001 21:45:22 -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote: > Miaoling, > > I'm using a Dell GX110 with the latest A07 BIOS which surprisingly enough > does not have any anti-virus options. So any MBR issues are not being caused > by the BIOS. Please keep in mind that RedHat 7.1 can and does install LILO > just fine on this system. It's just Debian that has the problem. > > I am already able to boot the floppy drive. That's how I was tying to > install Debian. > > I'm completely confused why Debian refuses to install LILO and even make a > simple boot disk. >
Could you try a set of older potato bootdiscs and install disks if possible? That may help track down the problem to a package version instead of the whole distribution. All it takes is 5 floppys with the older sets if I recall correctly. --mike
