I want to confirm that the solution posed by René re installing kmod-fglrx from elRepo also works well for HP Proliant servers (in my case DL360 G6) with ATI gfx to restore the text boot progress display and virtual terminals. Kudos for ending a long and maddening search for a fix. ref: https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=32526 thx