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Re: R4025 Laptop



 Like Chris I am attempting to install on a laptop , aToshiba Satellite 1805-S254,  either debian-30r5-alpha-binary-1_NONUS.iso , debian-30r5-sparc-binary-1.iso , KNOPPIX_V3.9-2005-05-27-EN.iso . Are these the proper images to burn ? How do I affect the Toshiba Satellite 1805-S254 so it will comply and recognise these system modifications ? I find the System Information impenetrable to my efforts to comprehend as to how to boot to the CD . I find it appears in " My Computer " as a CD in the " Devices with Removable Storage " , along with a 3.5 Floppy (A:) . I might be sympathetic to trying Knoppix as intermediate step to learning without modifying the OS immediately . However I am stuck in a XP environment which seems to defeat every observation inclined to manipulate the computer . This includes installing a Knoppix CD and no apparent access to its information . The disks do not appear on the desktop nor when observed in Toshiba Console are they viable as the helpful pop menu's tell me window cannot open this file . A little help here might just be a great big help here , Frederick 
On Jun 5, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Chris Swanson wrote:

Hello

I have this compaq r4025 laptop (it is an amd 64).  I cannot seem to
get Linux on it (Debian or otherwise).  When I try to boot off an
install CD it gets about as far as initializing the framebuffer and
then hangs.  I tried the "nofb" kernel option (also I think the debian
option is vga16:no or something like that) and this keeps the video
from locking, but the system still hangs.

Has anyone successfully gotten Debian up and running on a laptop like
this?  I know the built in graphics card (it's an ATI 200m) has some
compatibility issues.  Even the vesa driver would be fine with me
though, I am just bummed to be running windows on my nice new laptop.

Also has anyone gotten the 64 bit disto working on this (or any)
laptop?  Maybe it would be better to ask in debian-amd64 but since it
is a laptop also...

Another thing:  Knoppix 3.6 boots and runs fine, so I know it is
possible.  I just can't figure what it is doing differently to prevent
a crash.

Chris




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