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" > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > I would start by burning a new CD or DVD at a reduced speed.