I found the solution. The problem actually had to do with my CMD-649 controler. At boot, the control BIOS displays "Press F1 or F11 for Windows 2000". I did not know I had to press that to install Linux. I'm currently looking to understand what pressing F1 does to the system so that I don't omit pressing it in the future if required.
After I pressed this, I went past the stage I was locked in but without proceeding further. I'm expecting the rest of the install tomorrow will go fine and I'm sorry to have sent an useless message on this list. > -----Original Message----- > From: neumann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 2 septembre, 2004 20:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CD boots but keyboard freeze at "boot:" > > Hello Debian-boot, > > Well, the title says it all. The Netinst RC1 CD boots fine, > but at the > "boot:" prompt, the keyboard is non-functional and I cannot > do anything. At > this point, I have to reset the computer. I've tried an > Debian 3.0r2 CD and > the same thing happened. The computer doesn't seem fully > frozen because the > cursor is still blinking at the boot prompt > > I'm quite clueless on how to fix that problem and I'd really > wouldn't like > to use anything else than Debian. > > I've got a supplemental US keyboard I will try later tonight, > I'm hopeful it > will work. > > I run a pretty vanilla x86 computer: > > Pentium III 450mhz > 394mb RAM > PS/2 french-canadian keyboard > Logitech MX-500 plugged on USB port > Oldie 4x Hitachi CDROM as boot device (It Works! TM) > LG 12X CDRW as secondary CD reader > Maxtor 60gb drive connected on a noname CMD649 IDE card (I > know it sucks :() > GeForce2 MX200 > > Fran�ois-Denis Gonthier > >
