> CentOS is not targeted at desktop use much; if that's your goal and you're new to linux, Ubuntu may be an easier ride. Thanks. Here's my reasoning regarding my choice of distro, FWIW:…
Awesome! Thank you. I was hoping someone would recognize the problem. Yes, I have nothing invested in the current install (it hasn't even booted), so I was going to take the opportunity to switch to 7.5 anyway.
Good question. I'm aware there are distros with better laptop compatibility and more features, and that CentOS is a bit of an unconventional choice. Here is my reasoning, but I have very limited experienced with the…
That's very kind, thank you. I'll try your suggestions and will keep your generous offer in mind.
> This may be related to having an older machine that doesn't support EFI boot. The machine is a Thinkpad from the last couple of years. It definitely supports UEFI. I'd think it would have to be a very old machine to…
Thanks! I'll check it out.
> try with Secure Boot turned off I tried. I don't have the details, but no luck. Thanks.
For some reason I can't edit my post. I wanted to write that I know Hacker News is not a technical support forum, but I'm a little stuck so I was hoping some kind CentOS veteran could help or point me to where I can…
Technical problem for which I haven't found a hint of an answer online: I'm installing CentOS 7.0 x64 on a Thinkpad, my first Linux install. The install seems to go fine but on boot, right after the BIOS splash screen,…
> CentOS is not targeted at desktop use much; if that's your goal and you're new to linux, Ubuntu may be an easier ride. Thanks. Here's my reasoning regarding my choice of distro, FWIW:…
Awesome! Thank you. I was hoping someone would recognize the problem. Yes, I have nothing invested in the current install (it hasn't even booted), so I was going to take the opportunity to switch to 7.5 anyway.
Good question. I'm aware there are distros with better laptop compatibility and more features, and that CentOS is a bit of an unconventional choice. Here is my reasoning, but I have very limited experienced with the…
That's very kind, thank you. I'll try your suggestions and will keep your generous offer in mind.
> This may be related to having an older machine that doesn't support EFI boot. The machine is a Thinkpad from the last couple of years. It definitely supports UEFI. I'd think it would have to be a very old machine to…
Thanks! I'll check it out.
> try with Secure Boot turned off I tried. I don't have the details, but no luck. Thanks.
For some reason I can't edit my post. I wanted to write that I know Hacker News is not a technical support forum, but I'm a little stuck so I was hoping some kind CentOS veteran could help or point me to where I can…
Technical problem for which I haven't found a hint of an answer online: I'm installing CentOS 7.0 x64 on a Thinkpad, my first Linux install. The install seems to go fine but on boot, right after the BIOS splash screen,…