I have resolved this problem and it turns out to be entirely my fault. The PC was set to boot from hdb (no, I don't know how this happened!) whilst the bootloader was being written to hda.
I suggest you close the bug (or delete it?). However, for the installation, may I suggest that: 1. When the time comes to install the boot loader, the script should indicate that LILO is a option which will be offered if the user rejects GRUB. 2. Is it possible to offer the choice of Gnome or KDE at installation time? This is the third PC I have installed Debian on. While it is not the end of the world to reconfigure the system a new user coming from Windows will not know how to do this and may be put off by the Gnome Look and Feel. I know I was when I first started using Linux. Apologies for my error. Regards David Cefai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]