Re: Problems installing Debian

["Alexander Bugeja" <vlsi@sprynet.com>]

Thanks for your reply. However I tried 3 different floppies, all without
success
- none of them has bad sectors either. I really don't think this is a
floppy 
problem.

Alex.


> I have never seen this particular behavior before.  However, strange
> problems during installation from floppys is often attributable to 
> corupt floppys.  The rawwrite or dd process usually used to make
installation
> floppys from downloaded images does not tolerate bad media very well.
> 
> I suggest remaking your rescue disk on a different floppy.  But first,
check
> the floppy for bad sectors by formatting it under dos or whatever, or any
> other method you find convienient.  Even better, use a new floppy, if you

> have one handy, checking it for bad sectors first.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Mike