Mickael Maddison wrote:
Hello CentOS,
I'm trying to isolate a problem with a notebook. I've tried to install CentOS from CD - but once I get the start screen, I type 'enter' to begin installing. The installer starts to load but only gets as far as:
running install running /sbin/loader
That's it. Nothing beyond that... locks up solid.
The equipment is ECS 736, P4 2.6Ghz /1024MB RAM, 40GB HDD. Ultimate boot cd boots up fine and all tests appear to be fine.
Have you tried installing in text mode? At the prompt, instead of just pressing enter, you'll type "text" and then press enter. Sometimes laptop video adapters can be a bit "unconventional" and confuse things during an install. I'm not familiar with that particular laptop so I'm not sure what video chipset it's using.
Cheers,
C