cannot reinstall leopard, mbp just reboots continously with dvd loaded

[Shivetya]

I want to reload my MBP back to factory, that means overwriting SL.

The problem is, with the leopard dvd installed it just boots over and over and over, never leaving the white screen.

Ideas? (holding C don't do diddly either)

 

[sushi]

Did you try holding down the ALT key when you boot?

 

[JediMeister]

And is it a gray disc or a retail copy of Leopard with an X on the label? If it's retail, there's a possibility that the version of Leopard on the disc pre-dates the version of Leopard that came with your computer, and won't have the drivers appropriate for your system. If it's a gray disc make sure it's the one for your computer and not for another one you or your family/business owns.

 

[Shivetya]

just hits white screen, dongs, and reboots again....

I even selected the DVD after holding ALT

I cannot stop the reboots unless I pick the HD or eject



Well I did get it to work, it works with one Leopard DVD and not another. So I am not sure what is wrong with the first one.