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

Tue Jul 29 19:05:47 UTC 2014
Tom Bishop <bishoptf at gmail.com>

On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Juan De Mola <juan.demola at gmail.com> wrote:
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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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