Beginner question

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Hi apologies if this is primitive,   I've just installed Debian 3.0 and lilo successfully using woody, but when the system is booting it goes through all the configurations then it suddenly freezes at /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz. I have also noticed it stalls when it aligns its system clock (but I free it with Ctrl & C). Has anyone any idea what the problem could be?   Thanks Dave