Re: Pre beginner

[Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>]

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Rombalski, Emmanuel wrote:

> I am trying to install Debian Linux on a PC clone with a genuine Intel
> 166MMX processor, 64MB SDRAM, a Western Digital 2.5GB IDE hard drive, a
> Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Pro PCI video card, and a generic NE2000 compatible
> NIC.  I created a 400 MB DOS 6.22 bootable partition and left the rest of
> the drive raw.  I downloaded all the files (via HTTP) from Debian that were
> specified in the download portion of the getting started guide.  When I run
> the install.bat from the DOS prompt Linux begins booting
> (uncompressing....), flashes some unreadable messages and then my computer
> reboots.  What am I doing wrong?

Try not to load any DOS device driver before running install.bat.
If needed, modify your config.sys file.