Re: [CentOS] Unable to install CentOS 5.2 on New HP Intel Core 2 Quad

2008-08-28 Thread Mogens Kjaer
Rob Townley wrote: ... > To boot off of a knoppix disc use the boot option *knoppix acpi=off*. > For CentOS, use *linux pci=noacpi,nommconf*. I use: linux pci=nomsi,nommconf hda=noprobe hdc=noprobe The "hda=noprobe hdc=noprobe" needs to be added to /boot/grub/grub.conf after installation as well

Re: [CentOS] Unable to install CentOS 5.2 on New HP Intel Core 2 Quad

2008-08-27 Thread Rob Townley
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> They stop on kernel startup when trying to boot the CentOS 5.2 boot CD. >> It is during ACPI. >> Fedora 10 Live will not but up either. >> I am using Fedora 9 from Live and DVD Install to teach a f

Re: [CentOS] Unable to install CentOS 5.2 on New HP Intel Core 2 Quad

2008-08-27 Thread Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd
They stop on kernel startup when trying to boot the CentOS 5.2 boot CD. It is during ACPI. Fedora 10 Live will not but up either. I am using Fedora 9 from Live and DVD Install to teach a fall class and it works fine. Are the CentOS and fed 10 DVDs of a similar type, and different to the DVD you

RE: [CentOS] Unable to install CentOS 5.2 on New HP Intel Core 2 Quad

2008-08-27 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Our new lab has HP Intel Core 2 Quad systems with DVD/CDRW and SATA. >I can provide the model number if needed. > >They stop on kernel startup when trying to boot the CentOS 5.2 boot CD. >It is during ACPI. Model #'s would be good, even some cheap units have quad cores now, so its Impossible to g

[CentOS] Unable to install CentOS 5.2 on New HP Intel Core 2 Quad

2008-08-27 Thread Michael Peterson
Our new lab has HP Intel Core 2 Quad systems with DVD/CDRW and SATA. I can provide the model number if needed. They stop on kernel startup when trying to boot the CentOS 5.2 boot CD. It is during ACPI. I have tried linux noprobe and linux pci=noacpi and linux noprobe pci=noacpi. I still cannot