[CentOS] installing on HP DV5000 64 bit

Tue Feb 21 20:29:52 UTC 2006
mrrs <qwertybyrd01 at yahoo.com>


--- P Marvin Eberly <eberlyml at wjtl.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 12:18 -0500, Chris Mauritz 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.
> 
>  I have a Compaq v2000z with a Turion ML-37 processor and had no trouble
> with the install of CentOS 4.2 but I guess lacked the proper drivers to
> enable dma. I also have the ATI Express 200m, but experienced nothing
> like you are describing. I ended up putting FC4 on it and have it
> working pretty well.
> > >   
> > 
What video driver are you using?

I am noticing the same thing about dma on the drive - it is painfully slow...


thanks

markus

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