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From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com>
To: Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: 5.4 CD and floppies enter boot loop
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On 10/28/05, Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>     I've got an older, as of june/july 5.4-release official disk. Wheneve=
r i
> try to boot a box with it the system enters a boot loop, creating floppie=
s
> also gives me this behavior. This is on a pair of p3 733 mhz systems.
>     I've tried new floppies and downloading the bootonly iso same behavio=
r.
> Thanks.
> Dave.
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It's hard to diagnose a problem if we don't know
anythinf except that your machine restarts during
boot.

Provide additional info about your hardware.

Try to watch the screen and spot the moment when
the box reboots.

Also, you might want to try a 6.0 bootable CD.