When booting try providing this command at the boot prompt:
boot: linux noapic nolapic Also you might want to try this:
boot: install expertgui NOTE: Given you do not have access to the keyboard during installation providing these might be problematic. You can try adding noapic and nolapic to the end of the linux command in your GRUB config file.
Accessing the "Boot Menu"
If you're able to finagle any keyboard functionality during installation you can access the :boot menu by using the Up/Down keys and highlighting an option, say Graphical Install, within the "Boot Menu" (#1 in diagram). Then hit the Tab (#2) to access the kernel boot command. Here you can append and/or change the options passed to the Linux kernel (#3) prior to booting it.
