[CentOS] I need help with CentOS installation on a Core 2 Duo Laptop

[James B. Byrne]

Reply-To: <8e47efdc0811200539w9a901ffodef8fd5b6f61a91c at mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera
<slinuxworld at gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried this option "linux acpi=off pciommconf" as well but the
> problem is when I use this I can install the OS but when try to boot
> on to the OS it's hang up on the boot up progress bar screen of the
> CentOS and I can't do  any thing. So I checked it with the text mode
> loader it was the same problem can any one help me to over come this.

Probably a shot in the dark but, try linux pci=nommconf  without the
acpi=off.

Fingers crossed...

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