Sounds familiar. I have installed Debian 3 different times and have seen that error message each time. I solved it by re-making the rescue disk. Got so that I made 2-3 of _each_ disk, just in case. I don't think is is Debian, just crappy disks!
HTH REPLY: I thought about the disk being bad, but that same disk boots ok on another computer. I'll try a few others anyway. Also I understand there are several boot images available, each slightly different for problem hardware. Hey I also might try swapping out the floppy disk drive as I have a few extras! _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com