> I've another box on which I wish to install Debian (again 2.6). I tried > to use a netinst CD on this box but it hangs (with no indication of what > is happening) after probing hardware. I guess this is when it's trying > to detect a network (but why doesn't it fail then offer me to skip this > step?); this happens with both linux26 and expert26 boot options.
Try passing the option "acpi=off noapic" to the kernel 2.6. You can also try booting with Linux 2.4. -- Homepage : http://geocities.com/arhuaco The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. -- Richard Feynman.
