Re: Resc1440 Floppy locks up during install of Debian 2.0

[Dave White <d.j.white@ibm.net>]

Noel Yap wrote:
> 
> Dave White wrote:
> > The Rescue/boot floppy locks up after the following:
> >
> > Loading root.bin ............
> > Loading linux .........
> > < here is where it locks up
> >
> > -I've formatted three different floppies
> > -downloaded resc1440.bin from two different sites
> > -tried "linux floppy=thinkpad" with same result
> 
> You neglected to say what your system actually was.  If it's a ThinkPad,
> try using the "Tecra" disk images.  You shouldn't need to use the
> `floppy=thinkpad' option on the more recent ThinkPads.
> 
It's a ThinkPad 760EL and using the "Tecra" disks did the trick!

Thanks for the input!

Regards,

Dave