Re: Problem Booting After Install
On Sat, 24 May 2003 17:20:03 -0400
"Scott MacMaster" <me@scottmacmaster.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 24 May 2003 10:24:16 -0400
> > "Scott MacMaster" <me@scottmacmaster.com> wrote:
> > > I'm attempting to install Debian as my third os on my computer.
> > > The installation went fine up to the point where it asks if I want
> > > to install a boot loader or create a boot disk.
> > >
> > > Since I had problems with boot loaders in the past (trying to boot
> > > Windows 2000 or XP with a boot loader usual caused 2000 or XP to
> > > fail to boot) I didn't want to install a boot loader. So I used
> > > to create boot disk option(an option I used with another os). I
> > > then rebooted the computer with the boot disk. Debian started up
> > > and then went into the configuration sequence where I select the
> > > packages I want to install. I did that and rebooted. However, it
> > > goes into that configuration sequence everytime I boot with the
> > > boot disk.
> > >
> > > After that I decided to try the boot loader. I figured that since
> > > I have Debian on my 2nd hard drive I can just install the boot
> > > loader to just the 2nd hd and tell bios to use it as the boot
> > > device (an option I used with another os). That way the boot
> > > loader won't effect my installation of XP. After I installed the
> > > boot loader I rebooted. I think it was about to boot Debian but
> > > it just started printed 48 over and over again on my screen.
> > >
> > > Well, my question is probably obvious by now. How do I get Debian
> > > to bootup?
> > >
> >
> > Well, the questions most people will have are pretty obvious:
> > 1. what boot loader?
>
> I don't know. Whatever the default is that comes with the 3.0 r1
> distribution.
>
>
> > 2. what did you put in its configuration file?
>
> I didn't configure it. It said it would automatically setup Debian as
> the default os. It asked if I wanted to setup other os's but I
> selected no.
>
>
> > 3. How did you install it?
>
> First partition on my second hd. I didn't create a swap partition.
>
>
Guess you meant to send this to the mailing list, there it goes...
Wim
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