Re: Laptops for Debian GNU/Linux? (about TOSHIBA)
Hi possible notebook buyers
I can understand some negative feelings toward Toshiba notebook
because it took some tweekings before booting into normal multiuser
mode without freezing Keyboard. (I saw a nasy comment in this
thread)
In conclusion, Linux installation to notebook PC may be not
as easy as desktop but it can be done. I agree that it is fun!!!
I have Toshiba Dynabook Portage 3300 CT and wrote an install
guide at http://www.aokiconsulting.com/pc/ for this PC which
is linked from U.T. site previous thread mention below.
(My PC is one of the ultrathin model)
Back then, I was RedHat user but my Toshiba system has been happily
upgraded to Debian Potato using network install.
At any rate, key is to get gpm mouse repeater intialized before
pcmcia modules started by sysvinit script. This misteriously
solves problem in both RedHat and Debian install process.
I do not see this with my old IBM TP230Cs so suspecting some
kind of system initialization problem specific to Toshiba's
mouse and keyboard attached to the system.
(Inserting Bash read command after pcmcia but before gpm
initialization also solved this problem of frozen KB.
You can ssh/telnet throgh network so Kernel is alive!)
Also, Toshiba provides special diskimage CD for WINDOZE.
Without modifying batch script, you can not install them to
partition like /dev/hda2. (Depend on model and country.
MS official CD did not come with Toshiba but disk image provided can
be installed without problem into repartitioned HD if proper
care is taken.)
Osamu
PS: Standard sysvinit (Debian/Redhat) seems to initialze pcmcia
before starting gpm.
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 12:56:32AM +0100, dirk@xs4all.nl wrote:
> I just got me a Toshiba 3440CT portege. I am struggling to
> get things working, but that's part of the fun.
>
> What I managed so far is to get X working, that is by far
> the most important. Sound on this thing is not so
> interesting, unless you hook it up to some decent
> speakers. Didn't try IrDA yet (compiled the modules, but
> didn't checked if my palmpilot could communicate) The CD
> player is separate and it still has to be delivered so I
> don't know nothing about it yet. Ethernet works right out of
> the box, no problem at all.
>
> I have been looking around for many weeks to choose a nice
> laptop. I knew what I wanted to spent, and then started
> looking. So, if you want something portable look for
> something like a 3440 portege, if you don't want the trouble
> of all these seperate devices and use it more as desktop,
> get an all-in-one (like a thinkpad A20, my other possible
> choice) Another thing I considered important was the screen
> resolution, I wanted 1024x768 or more. Dell has some
> inspirons with high res, but they are HEAVY. My portege has
> 1024x768 and it is light. But it is not as small as vaio SR11K
> (same res, smaller screen). Oh, modems, this one has a
> lucent modem, there is only a binary module for 2.2.12
> available, I get it inserted in 2.2.17, and wvdial finds it,
> but since I have ISDN I don't know if it works (yet). If you
> are not sure, buy a pcmcia modem, they work.
>
> Just make a wishlist and start looking around. If you have a
> specific question maybe I can help, I just ended my quest
> for the perfect laptop.
>
> Dirk
>
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