> I'm an old Mac user trying to learn to use Linux. At first Iwas using > Mandrake 7.1, but I decided to switch to Debian because of the > philosophy behind it. > I bought the O'Reilly book "Learning Debian GNU/Linux written by Bill > McCarty. This book contained an CD with Debian 2.1. > The book explain how to install the system. But after I'm done and > restart the laptop (IBM ThinkPad) it stops at a command saying GRUB> and > nothig happends!!?? What shal I do? > > gamenius
Mandrake 7.1 uses GRUB instead of LILO. You need to remove GRUB from your sistem before you install Debian. I guess you can use a DOS boot disk and type "fdisk /mbr" but I do not use GRUB so I am not sure. -- Adrian De Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://bothrops.linuxmty.org/people/adl/
