NEWBIE having trouble loading debian distro on new hard drive
 

i run into a problem when loading up after install. When doing final configuring i get a message saying respawning to fast restart in five min. then it does the same thing after 5 min again. I am a real newbie so please keep everything in lamens terms the best possible. Bit off more than i can chew but thats the way i do things i like the challenge.. Want to get away from win blows.. Help and thanks in advance to anyone who can help..:o :o

did you google that error?? since its a brand new install I would just start over rather than trying to fix what ever happened...but thats just me

Are you into self punishment? :)
I really like Debian and use it for my desktop, but even I don't recommend it for newbs. May I suggest Mepis?? It is Debian converted for newbs. ;)


Anyway, if you're gonna be a REAL Debian user, you gotta know how to solve these things for yourself. In google I entered:

debian "respawning too fast"

Here are your results:
"init: respawning too fast: disabled for 5 ..."
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&...22&btnG=Search

Since you are having trouble installing i would try mandrake. The install is very easy. It even partitions your hard drive for you

skip mandrake. Package-management (installing new software) in debian is perfect for newbs. However the initial install can be daunting or can be a walk in the park depending on your hardware. A mobo with an nvidia based chipset and configuring X for dual screens and a dual boot with windows can be a lot. But for a basic setup without any rare hardware in your box is pretty simple. If you have broadband go with the netinstall. If not get the cds ( do a search on this forum to see if you can get by with just the first cd). Oh, and there is always ubuntu , which is getting a lot of nice reviews. Ubuntu is debian based, and you can try it out with a live cd before you install it.