[CentOS] Can't load Centos 5 on laptop

[Paul]

On Sat, April 21, 2007 10:06 pm, Robert wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>> On Sat, April 21, 2007 4:38 pm, centos at 911networks.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:09:48 -0400 (EDT)
>>> "Paul" <unix at bikesn4x4s.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I can load Centos 4.4 fine, but 5 won't even begin to load, it
>>>> can't even read the kernel from the CD.  I got another cheaper
>>>> laptop, and that one loads fine with Centos 5, the same DVD I
>>>> try in the Pro-star laptop.  What would cause that?  I've never
>>>> seen it before.  I'm trying to load DVD x86 32bit DVD.  Thanks.
>>>>
>>> You haven't mentioned what kind of hardware, CPU & video card...
>>> but it could be that your laptop is a Via chipset or a 586...
>>> which are not currently supported by CentOS5.
>>>
>>
>> Detailed specs:
>> http://pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=spec&model=8854
>>
>>
>>> You also have not mentioned at what point it crashes.
>>>
>>
>> It crashes at the very first step.  Well, not really crashes, it gives
>> me
>> an error.  At the very first screen it that the CD boots up on, with the
>> f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 selections, then it defaults to "boot:" prompt.  And
>> I
>> usually just hit enter to boot up on the CD for installation.  When I
>> hit
>> enter to boot, or times out to boot automatically, it gives the error:
>> "Could not find kernel image: linux"
>>
>>
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> I would start by burning a new CD or DVD at a reduced speed.

With the same DVD, I can load it fine on a different laptop just fine. 
For the heck of it, I burned a DVD+R besides the DVD-R, and same thing.