CentOS - Feb 2006 - installing on HP DV5000 64 bit

Has anyone managed to install CentOS 4.2 on an HP dv5000 64 bit laptop?

I boot from the install cd, and all of the options I have tried ( return, linux
text, linux
noprobe, linux lowres ) have had the same result: some text scrolls by really
fast ( looks like
the start of the install), then the screen goes blank with no activity of any
kind.

The processor is the turion 64, and it has ATI video. The odd thing is, I was
actually able to
boot knoppix 4.0 to repartition it for dual boot

any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

markus

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mrrs wrote:
> Has anyone managed to install CentOS 4.2 on an HP dv5000 64 bit laptop?
>
> I boot from the install cd, and all of the options I have tried ( return,
linux text, linux
> noprobe, linux lowres ) have had the same result: some text scrolls by
really fast ( looks like
> the start of the install), then the screen goes blank with no activity of
any kind.
>
> The processor is the turion 64, and it has ATI video. The odd thing is, I
was actually able to
> boot knoppix 4.0 to repartition it for dual boot
>
> any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>   
Have you tried connecting an outboard monitor to see if that's a bit 
more revealing of the error message(s) than the LCD?  I suspect you're 
just getting bitten by some video driver issue.

When you get it working, I'd love to hear about your battery life.  My 
R3000Z w/Athlon 64 3400+ blows through the high capacity 12-cell battery 
pretty quickly.  I'm hoping the Turion is a bit better or that someone 
manages to figure out how to get Linux booting up on  the 
lighter/thinner Macbook Pro.  8-)

Cheers,