Re: Installation on Toshiba 330CDT laptop
Hello,
I used to have Debian 1.3..r8 installed okay on my Toshiba 460cdt laptop, once I
figured how to do it correctly.
You have to make sure that you use both the Tecra 'Rescue' and 'Drivers' floppies
otherwise the install will fail.
If you are installing from a cd then you will have to select the alternative tecra
installs both when you are installing the kernel and when you are installing the
drivers. So for Toshibas dont just hit return when prompted.
If you are still having problems the email me directly (I only read the group every
few weeks) and I will elaborate...
FYI: I am now running Debian Linux 'Hamm' on a Dell Inspiron 3200 and appart from
having to dig around for an alternative X server, everything is working very nicely.
bye...
John.
Stephen Turner wrote:
> Hi everyone. I'm trying to install Debian on a Toshiba 330CDT laptop. I
> have several years Unix use, but I've never tried to install Linux before.
>
> I'm installing from CD, but I can't even get past the first page. I get
> the following:
> boot:
> Loading root.bin13.............
> Loading linux.............. (14 dots here)
> and then the machine reboots, and round we go again.
>
> I tried installing it from DOS using install.bat. I got through the whole
> installation procedure but (as expected) when I tried to boot from hard
> disk I got the same sort of thing:
> LILO Loading linux..............
> and reboots again.
>
> I also tried rawriting rescue floppies, but they did the same as the CD.
> I tried both the normal and the Tecra versions of the rescue floppies.
>
> The 330CDT has a 266 Pentium MMX chip. I'm using the i386 distribution
> from www.linuxcentral.com. It says it's Linux 2.0.34 from kernel-image-
> 2.0.34_2.0.34-4. I'm hoping to run Windows 98 and Linux, so I've got a
> Windows partition and IBM Boot Manager installed. I made a root primary
> partition, and /usr, /home and /swap logical partitions for Linux.
>
> Many thanks in advance for any help. Any more details about my computer,
> please ask.
>
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> Until 12/98: Dept of Math & Stats, 585 King Edward Ave, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada
> Microsoft: Where am I allowed to go today?
>
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