Worked out my problem. My server (old pc) would not boot without a keyboard connected. Had a look in the bios but couldn't see anyway to overcome this. I've left the keyboard plugged in and stuck it behind the server for now. Might be worth making a mention of this problem if you think others will h...

Thanks I'll try that.

It was working with the hostname when I had the monitor connected but my first attempt without and it failed. Oh well, if all else fails I'll get the monitor back out the garage.

Thanks for your reply. I went ahead and re-installed from the start as I didn't notice your reply. I also noticed second time that it did mention at the bottom of the install page, instructions about pressing the space bar to select. It also confused me slightly about how I could get to the continue...

How do you select ssh and samba during install? I scrolled down to ssh and pressed enter but the install just started without allowing me to select samba. I'm not sure what I've install. How do I check? Or is it best to start again?