Re: help install toshiba satellite 2435/S255
Dear all,
I am trying to install a dual partition with linux and xp on my recently
bought toshiba satellita 2435/S255, 2.4P4, 512. I have unsuccessfully tried
to boot red hat and knoppix (they both die very early on in the process).
All attempts to fiddle around with options for these two systems have
failed too.
Rumors are that Debian and/or SuSE however boot without problems. I am
looking for some confirmation that this is indeed the case. I would be very
grateful to hear from someone who has managed to successfully set up Debian
on this toshiba system (or a close one).
thanks, matt.
I have a Satellite 2805-S401 that I dual boot between Debian and WinXP Pro.
I won't mess with that again. Just return the Toshiba (if you can) and get
a machine from www.aslab.com (this is where I plan to purchase my next
machine). Their prices are comparable to the major vendors for similar
hardware.
They will set you up with a Windows/RedHat dual boot as part of the custom
config. They also supply their own custom kernel which is optimized for
their hardware.
I like Toshibas and all, but I do not like that they have no Linux support.
I also monitor the Toshiba discussion forum that is hosted on Compuserve.
Someone there asked when Toshiba might start supporting Linux, and they told
him when Linux has 50% market share on the desktop. I didn't particularly
care for that response, since that was basically the "go away and leave us
alone" response.
Just my thoughts.
-Roberto Sanchez
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