--- Chris Mauritz <chrism at imntv.com> wrote: > mrrs wrote: > > Has anyone managed to install CentOS 4.2 on an HP dv5000 64 bit laptop? > > > > I boot from the install cd, and all of the options I have tried ( return, linux text, linux > > noprobe, linux lowres ) have had the same result: some text scrolls by really fast ( looks > like > > the start of the install), then the screen goes blank with no activity of any kind. > > > > The processor is the turion 64, and it has ATI video. The odd thing is, I was actually able to > > boot knoppix 4.0 to repartition it for dual boot > > > > any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Have you tried connecting an outboard monitor to see if that's a bit > more revealing of the error message(s) than the LCD? I suspect you're > just getting bitten by some video driver issue. > > When you get it working, I'd love to hear about your battery life. My > R3000Z w/Athlon 64 3400+ blows through the high capacity 12-cell battery > pretty quickly. I'm hoping the Turion is a bit better or that someone > manages to figure out how to get Linux booting up on the > lighter/thinner Macbook Pro. 8-) You're right, it is a video driver issue - when I plugged in the external monitor, everything was displayed on it, just not the laptop screen. I went ahead and did the install, and when it finished, it came up as an unknown monitor on a vesa video card, but it did display on the laptop screen. Now all I need to figure out is if there is a better driver which will work. Thanks for the assistance! markus __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com