Can't boot new i7 core MBP

Just got a new 15" MBP with dual i7 core CPU. It initially started up fine, but being a (fill-in-the-blank), I wanted to transfer my data from my unibody MB to the new unit. So I fired up SuperDuper!, copied the old partition to an external firewire disk, attached the disk to the new unit, and (this is where I went wrong) used a CloneZilla LiveCD to remove the existing partitions (EFI and data) and replace them with the external copies.
Now, I can boot various non-Mac CDs, such as the CloneZilla and GParted Live CDs, as well as Fedora live CD. But when I try to boot from my SL Install DVD, or from the hard drive, the same thing happens: nothing. I can select the partition or the disc with the 'option' key at boot, the screen goes gray, the white Apple logo appears, and nothing more. I've tried "Safe Mode" + Verbose and saw it loading an image and a bunch of progress dots, but then the dots stop moving and nothing else appears on screen.
I'd just like to get back to being able to booting or even installing fresh from the DVD again, but I can't figure out how to get to either point.

Maybe I can be of some help after all. Have you tried using the same DVD that was shipped with your machine? I had much better luck with this disc than with the Box Set SL DVD I had tried earlier.
Also, are you booting while holding the OPTION key, in order to bring up the bootable devices menu? If so, hold down the COMMAND+V keys while clicking the arrow beneath the DVD entry in the menu. Do you get any output from this? Mine was freezing while trying to load Extensions.mkext, until I used the machine-specific DVD to boot.

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