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.
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
Hello Chris,
I tried text mode too, same issue. The video is Radeon 9600. I have a suspicion that the hard drive is having issues, but at this point, we haven't even tried to access it yet...
Mickael Maddison ha scritto:
I tried text mode too, same issue. The video is Radeon 9600. I have a suspicion that the hard drive is having issues, but at this point, we haven't even tried to access it yet...
Have you tried disabling the ACPI ? at the boot prompt just type : linux acpi=off or try some of the switch you can find on sites like http://www.tuxmobile.org when they talk about models with your chipset/CPU.
BTW I've successfully installed the latest CentOS on a 1st generation Centrino laptop with no issue at all ...
cheers
linux i8042.nomux on boot screen
On 4/27/05, Nicola Losito nicola.losito@gmail.com wrote:
Mickael Maddison ha scritto:
I tried text mode too, same issue. The video is Radeon 9600. I have a suspicion that the hard drive is having issues, but at this point, we haven't even tried to access it yet...
Have you tried disabling the ACPI ? at the boot prompt just type : linux acpi=off or try some of the switch you can find on sites like http://www.tuxmobile.org when they talk about models with your chipset/CPU.
BTW I've successfully installed the latest CentOS on a 1st generation Centrino laptop with no issue at all ...
cheers
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