On Tue 27 Sep 2011 at 18:09:56 -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > I made two further attempts at installation, one with Ubuntu 10.10 and > the other with Debian testing (wheezy 20110908-15:43). In each > attempt, I allowed the system to utilize the entire disk, putting all > files (including the boot loader) into the / partition. > > Neither attempt allowed a subsequent boot of the system. I am > wondering if the previous (factory) installation of Window$-7 is at > the root of the problem. > > Lenovo has published instructions for the user to follow to replace > the drive, but the process is rather involved and necessitates removal > of the keyboard, so I hesitate to try installation on another drive as > a troubleshooting experiment.
If you wish to follow that route you could install to a USB stick. Much better than dismantling the machine! A complete desktop install shouldn't be necessary so a 1GB drive is up to it. Get the base system on and then the boot loader into the MBR. Switch to console 4 (ALT F4) immediately after doing that to see in detail what is going on. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110927234008.GK6253@desktop
