On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:39:05 -0500, marcus wrote: (please, no html)
> Question: Is there a known problem with emachines (T2260) and Debian??? > > I'm trying to set up a small samba file server on an old emachine T2260. > Net Installation program seems to recognize the new IDE HDD (lights > flash and all that good stuff). Grub installs at the end, tells me I > have only 1 OS installed - that's correct only debian -- and then at > initial first boot I get an error message: > > DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER Did you forget to remove any CD/DVD or floppy disk? :-? > I've been through all the BIOS options and no combination seem to get it > to boot from the HDD. > > Is there a known problem with emachines (T2260) and Debian??? Most probably a problem with your BIOS, CMOS battery, motherboard or hard disks given that it's a computer from ~2003 >:-) Can you boot your installed system from a LiveCD? Also, you can try a complete power-off (shutdown the computer, remove the power cord, wait 5/10 minutes, re-connect the cable) and then try to start it again. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jh3rfl$777$7...@dough.gmane.org
