[CentOS] Initial Boot from 6.3 minimal halts with strange video display

Tue Jul 29 18:49:47 UTC 2014
Juan De Mola <juan.demola at gmail.com>

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2014-07-21 14:32 GMT-04:00, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>:
> I am using a Leveno M58 (model CTO7483 from 2008) for C6/7 experimentation
> purposes.  The thing has a dual core and ~4Gb RAM with a (newly installed)
> 500GB HDD.  I successfully installed CentOS-6.5-minimal from a freshly
> burned,
> and verified, DVD from and ISO image whose SHA has been checked and passed.
>
> everything about the display was normal throughout that process.
>
> When the system boots from disk then I get the normal display up to the
> point
> that the kernel is selected (whether by hand or automatically).  I can edit
> the kernel command line and otherwise use the pre-boot selector facility.
> After that point the monitor, a BenQ 17" LCD, immediate goes into what I
> can
> only describe as a psychedelic snow field with two narrow black bands
> surrounding a broader white band displayed at the top of the screen and a
> single narrower black band at the bottom.
>
> I have tried booting into RL3 by appending a 3 to the end of the kernel
> command but this has not apparent effect on the outcome.
>
> Any suggestions on how to proceed?
>
>
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