Debian Installation Issue

[Scott Updike]

I'm trying to install debian on an older Compaq Presario (2.8 GHz) PC. I have the machine setup to boot from the CDROM drive. I put the first Debain disk in the CDROM drive. Once I start the machine, it correctly starts up the Debian boot screen. Once I enter in the default boot command

linux netcfg/disable_dhcp_true debian-installer/framebuffer=false

Hit enter, then the machine reboots itself and puts me right back at the Debian boot screen.

I even tried making a bootable floppy drive and trying to boot from that, but I get the same result (just much slower).

Any ideas? I've installed this OS (from same disks) on other machines, but this particular machine is troubling.

Thanks in Advance.

Scott

[Scott Updike]

I found the issue: I have to use the additional parameter acpi=off.

Not sure why, but it seems that old Presarios have issues with CD installers.

Scott