[tlinux-users:08766] Re: Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416
Bill Nickels <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:25:55 -0600
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--_dc48a2c2-9711-485d-8a86-4b14ea08b2c6_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kanotix can be booted from LiveCD. Just download the iso and burn a CD. You= may want to select English for the menu language. Default options worked = on my laptop. Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:39:49 +0000 From: [email protected] Subject: [tlinux-users:08764] Re: Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416 To: [email protected] =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= Do you know if you can boot from the CD before actually installing Kanotix?= I want to try it out before setting up a partition and installing it. I'= m also not sure about the options and which ones to use. =0A= =0A= =0A= Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:49:34 -0600 From: [email protected] Subject: [tlinux-users:08763] Re: Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416 To: [email protected] =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= I have an A205-S4777 and ran into similar issues with Ubuntu 7.10 and its v= ariant Kbuntu.=20 I gave up on both. I have found that Kanotix and SimplyMEPIS both do a good= job with the hardware on this machine. Kanotix found all devices and worke= d well. SimplyMEPIS did not locate the wireless card but, after a kernel re= compile was able to work wireless. Good Luck, Bill=20 =0A= =0A= =0A= Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:00:01 +0000 From: [email protected] Subject: [tlinux-users:08762] Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416 To: [email protected] =0A= =0A= I am trying to get Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop, but I've had lots of=20 problems as it doesn't appear my hardware is supported. I have a=20 RealTek wireless card and my modem is a software modem. I've tried=20 downloading the software to determine my modem's chipset, and it's done,=20 but I'm unsure as to what my next step is. Does anyone either have a=20 guide to help me get this setup or some other advice? Thanks. =0A= =0A= The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 3= 60 Console. 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Default options worked on my lapto= p.<br><br></div><br><br><br><blockquote><hr id=3D"EC_stopSpelling">Date: Th= u, 3 Jan 2008 18:39:49 +0000<br>From: [email protected]<br>Subject: [tlin= ux-users:08764] Re: Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416<br>To: tlinux-users@linux.= toshiba-dme.co.jp<br><br>=0A= =0A= <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dunicode">= =0A= <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft SafeHTML">=0A= <style>=0A= .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P=0A= {padding:0px;}=0A= .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage=0A= {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A= </style>=0A= =0A= Do you know if you can boot from the CD before actually installing Kanotix?= I want to try it out before setting up a partition and installing it= . I'm also not sure about the options and which ones to use.<br><br><= br><br>=0A= <blockquote>=0A= <hr id=3D"EC_EC_stopSpelling">=0A= Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:49:34 -0600<br>From: [email protected]<br>Su= bject: [tlinux-users:08763] Re: Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416<br>To: tlinux-= [email protected]<br><br>=0A= =0A= <style>=0A= .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P=0A= {padding:0px;}=0A= .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage=0A= {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A= </style>=0A= =0A= <div style=3D"text-align: left;">I have an A205-S4777 and ran into similar = issues with Ubuntu 7.10 and its variant Kbuntu. <br><br>I gave up on both. = I have found that Kanotix and SimplyMEPIS both do a good job with the hardw= are on this machine. Kanotix found all devices and worked well. SimplyMEPIS= did not locate the wireless card but, after a kernel recompile was able to= work wireless.<br><br><br>Good Luck,<br><br>Bill <br></div><br><br><br>=0A= <blockquote>=0A= <hr id=3D"EC_EC_EC_stopSpelling">=0A= Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:00:01 +0000<br>From: [email protected]<br>Subje= ct: [tlinux-users:08762] Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416<br>To: tlinux-users@l= inux.toshiba-dme.co.jp<br><br>=0A= <style>=0A= .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P=0A= {padding:0px;}=0A= .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage=0A= {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A= </style>=0A= I am trying to get Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop, but I've had lots of <br>probl= ems as it doesn't appear my hardware is supported. I have a <br>RealTek wir= eless card and my modem is a software modem. I've tried <br>downloading the= software to determine my modem's chipset, and it's done, <br>but I'm unsur= e as to what my next step is. 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