If you had problem to boot linux (any flavor that uses grub as the boot loader), and all you get is a blank screen after all of those BIOS messages.. it might be something is wrong with your grub installation.
Below is a guide on how to resetup grup.
1. Boot to linux rescue
2. chroot /mnt/sysimages
3. cd /boot/grub
4. check that all grup.conf setting is correct
5. check that devices.map is correct (use grub-install --recheck device-name , to rebuild the file)
6. run command below:
shell# grub
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
if you have more than 1 disk and it is mirrored, proceed with the following
grub> root (hd1,0)
grub> setup (hd1)
grub> quit (to exit from grub shell)
7. remove the cdrom from the machine and reboot.
8. now you should be able to boot the machine.