Thanks for the reply! I just tried again using resc1440.bin from
../debian/frozen/disks-i386/current/ I wrote and tried booting with three brand new floppies. Same result :-( Christian Meder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On May 10, Jim Meyering wrote | > I am trying to install Debian/GNU/Linux 1.2 from floppy disks on | > a Thinkpad w/pentium. | > I have made the 6 disks as described in | > | > ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/stable/disks-i386/current/install.html | > | > I inserted rescue diskette and power cycled. | > I read through the on-line instructions and typed | > | > linux floppy=thinkpad | > | > and hit Enter. | > | > Then I got the loading root.bin..., then loading linux...... | > messages, but nothing more. It just hung -- I waited at | > least 15 minutes before giving up. | > | > Have I missed something obvious? | | If I remember correct I saw more often problems with the rescue disk | of Debian 1.2 on Thinkpads. Could you perhaps try the new boot | floppies from the upcoming 1.3 release. They are at | .../debian/frozen/disks-i386/current/ | Just install then from frozen and if you have any problems PLEASE | report them so that the debian maintainers can fix them before the release | of 1.3. | To reassure you: There shouldn't be many problems left ;-) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .