I am trying to install Debian onto a floppy-less CD-ROM-less Shuttle XPC SS40G with an AMD Athlon installed. Following the instructions at: http://www.debianplanet.org/node.php?id=818 I obtained the linux.bin and root.bin files from the woody distribution, (woody/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4), installed them as suggested, got the Shuttle to connect to a DHCP server and fetch itself an IP address, return a boot prompt, and then begin booting. Soon thereafter, the boot loader gets stuck, with the following message: Loading. 8000 AX:0208 BX:0200 CX:0002 DX:0000. 8000 AX:0208 ... (repeats) At this point, the tftp process begins to record this in syslog: sent DATA <block: 36, size 512> timeout: retrying... I checked the md5sums of the linux.bin and root.bin files were correct. Can anyone offer suggestions as to what I might look at to diagnose this problem? Thanks in advance, Susan P.S. In case it matters: this system comes with a network chip built into the motherboard, but I also installed a second network card, and that's what I'm booting with.
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