[Gloucs] Problem while installing Slackware 8.1

[Alex Craddock]

I'm a bit hesitant about trying those things with the BIOS, console, etc. as 
I don't really know what I'm doing.  Can you confirm: did you mean 
physically bring the machine to the next meeting, or just ask the question 
there?  Thanks for feedback.

>oh dear, pass that reading hat, I've just realised it's Slackware not Suse
>(glows red) the title of the end of the thread being obscured by my mail
>client (insert more excuses here). ok that link would have been pretty
>useless in that case, sorry.
>
>It does describe bios settings to try that could be giving problems and 
>also
>describes the key combinations that you press to bring up a text based 
>console
>that shows all the messages the install program is giving off in the
>background that you wouldn't normally see. these might help you work out 
>whats
>going wrong.
>
>Failing that, what about bringing it along to the next meeting and letting 
>the
>slackware people in the group have a look at it? (Francis?)
>
>Guy

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