[tlinux-users:08388] Re: asking help for Linux installation on Toshiba M100

葛元恺 wrote:

I have problems installing linux on a Toshiba G30-116, most versions of 
Linux failed to install, but Gentoo did. However beware that setting it 
up can be a nightmare.
D.
> Hello, I'm new to this community. hope that I can get help from you
> and I'm glad to share everything I can to help others :)
>
> I've just bought a Toshiba M100 laptop (Core2 T5500/ 1G ram/ 80G SATA
> disk/ DVD+-RW/ Card Reader/ Bluetooth/ 802.11/ etc.), and tring to
> install LINUX on it.
>
> However, Installation of "Kubuntu 6.10-desktop" is very successuful
> but the booting-up process halt at a certain position when loading
> some thing and I can not even normally get access to the login window.
>
> And then I tried "Redhat Enterprise AS4"----the installaton also
> succeed but again failed at booting-up. When the screen showing
> "initializing Hardwares...storage, network", the system halts and can
> not even response to "Ctrl+C" keypress.
>
> I wonder if there is something wrong with the "network"? or Toshiba
> laptops are uncommon that need some other process to be done before
> installation? BTW, I've tried Microsoft Windows XP on the laptop and
> everything works well.
>
> I'd be very glad if anyone could give me some advice, or showing me
> some probable available distributions can could work on the Toshiba M
> Series~
>
> Thanks a lot ^_^
>

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