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" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. 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.