[CentOS] I need help with CentOS installation on a Core 2 Duo Laptop

[Lanny Marcus]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera
<slinuxworld at gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried this option "linux acpi=off pci=nommconf" as well but the
> problem is when I use this I can install the OS but when try to boot
> on to the OS it's hang up on the boot up progress bar screen of the
> CentOS and I can't do  any thing. So I checked it with the text mode
> loader it was the same problem can any one help me to over come this.

Have you tried to run the CentOS LIve CD on your laptop? If that will
not run properly, I doubt that you will get this to work properly.