3.1 r2 i386 install hangs on IBM ThinkPad A30p

[Henry Sobotka <sobotka@axess.com>]

Trying to install off a CD set onto a partition on a new 80G HD hangs 
with a blank screen right after the first line after starting syslogd 
and another demon (appears and vanishes too fast to read). Tried booting 
with the debug flags and floppy=thinkpad but makes no diff. Also with 
both linux and linux26. Suggestions? TIA,

h~