I've also seen the "blue-screen-after-hitting-F1" problem. However, blindly typing "rescue" and hitting <ENTER> has worked both times I've tried it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [Cooker] Cooker as of 22/06/2002 pressing F1 more options on install CD > On Friday 09 August 2002 05:17 am, John J. Allen wrote: > > Pressing F1 more options on install CD, just produces a nice blue screen. > > For me also. I 've read about 'grey' screens from others. Mine was a very pale > lavender-blue color. > > I accidentally managed to get the "more options" screen once by hitting a > 3 and the enter button on the numeric keypad almost simultaneously and got a > complaint about unrecognised command, then typed rescue (which is what I > wanted in the first place) and proceeded from there. I have no idea what the > devil happened, I'm a newbie after all. > -- > Charlie > Edmonton,AB,Canada > Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org > This is NOT a repeat. > >
