[H-GEN] Debian install floppy boot problem

[Michael Anthon]

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>     The actual nature of the faulty display was that, throughout
>     the installation, the bottom four lines disappeared off the
>     bottom of the screen; one and a half of those lines appeared
>     up at the top in a weird, compressed and largely unreadable
>     form.

Hmmm, I thought the debain installer was just plain text.  The only thing I
can think of here is that the kernel is using a frame buffer driver instead
of the standard VGA modes.  For laptops I have always had good results with
the "compact" installation set.  What sort of machine is it Greg?  I don't
think you have said.

Cheers
Michael


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