Hi Vic, Was wondering if you found a solution to your problem with Debian MBR and LILO? I appear to be having the same problem. I know that Debian can be installed from the Internet because I have done it countless times. I've tried quite a few things with my BIOS, but I'm curious which BIOS you were using when you had this problem. I will download the CD images from Debian and try installing from them, but I really would like to use the Reiser FS. Torn - should I just get a working system or should I wait for the right solution. Regardless, I would really be interested in success or failure that you may have had with the LILO/MBR issue. -JimR