well what it actually does it go to a black screen, i initially thought my laptop wasnt compatible. id always try and run it unplugged. id do what you suggested hit the power button once and it...

i got an hp dv6809wm, works great except it has to be plugged in or bt will stop at the point of trying to detect a floppy drive.

exact same problem im having...im using an hp dv6809wm laptop

i know its not the disc, it works perfectly on my desktop

im running off a dvd

after reading through the wiki i discovered the "cheat codes" section and saw the bt acpi=off boot parameter. where exactly do i enter this parameter? i tried at the initial...