On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 09:14:15PM -0400, mike morrison wrote: > I'm trying to install "Lenny" onto an HP Pavilion dv6t-1000 CTO > Entertainment notebook PC, P/N NB636AV with: System board ID, 3627; > Intel Itanium Core 2 Duo CPU, P8600 @2GHz; BIOS version F.22.
You don't have an Itanium/ia64 machine - there's no such thing as an Itanium notebook. Try the i386 port. > I've tried every CD-based installation available, ending with > professionally produced DVD's; no joy! The BIOS/CMOS recognizes the DVD > in the drive, but absolutely refuses to boot from it. Instead, the > screen clears, the cursor performs a newline, then, nothing; the PC > hangs. Apparently, the BIOS is the problem. > > I've asked HP for help and they've flat out refused to support the effort. > > Next, I'll try network installation and Linux within Windows. But, I'd > rather a straight boot -- anybody got any suggestions? > > > -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
