Re: Problem installing sarge (dated Jan 22)

[Paul Puschmann <lnx@uzulabs.net>]

sam rosenfeld wrote:
> I am switching from Slackware10.0 to Debian sarge.  After downloading 
> sarge CDs 1, 2, and 3 from debian.com, I duly booted my box with the 
> sarge base CD.  The installation seemed to go OK, but I cannot boot 
> sarge at all.  This is probably not a Debian problem since the boot 
> hardly gets past the BIOS (Award) before giving me a "Disk Failure" 
> message.
>
> I would appreciate a reference to a doc that may deal with this failure, 
> or any other tips.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
Perhaps the partition where you installed grub (or lilo) isn't active.

You can change this very easy with a knoppix-cd.

Paul