I am trying to install the version of Debian which came with 'Using Linux Special Edition' by Tackett et al, Que 1999.
I have made the resc1440, drv1440, and root floppies. When I boot with the resc1440 floppy in drive a: the usual IBM ThinkPad logo appears, then an initial Linux message - the one telling me to backup the hard drive. Then a boot prompt appears. When I press Enter two sets of Linux files load. Then the IBM ThinkPad logo appears again, and the same initial Linux message, and the same boot prompt, and so on ad infinitum. What do I have to do to get past this initial sequence?
