[plug] Problem with Toshiba 420CDT laptop debian install

[Trent Lloyd]

Hi there,

I'm not sure about your X freezing problem - check if the caps lock key toggles to see if the maschine is really locked up.

If you do get it going - let me know if the 'sb' sound driver works for you - i have a 440CDX here and the sound driver detects an sb - but makes a bitch about an ol d8bit channel and wont play any sound (DMA timeout)

Cheers,
Trent
Sixlabs


On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:28:33PM +0800, David & Lisa Buddrige wrote:
> My aplogies: IT was XDM that I am using; rather than "xwm".  I use XDM to
> display a simple login prompt.
> 
> thanks heaps in advance. 8-)
> 
> David.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David & Lisa Buddrige <buddrige at wasp.net.au>
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Date: Thursday, 31 July 2003 9:16
> Subject: [plug] Problem with Toshiba 420CDT laptop debian install
> 
> 
> >Hi all
> >
> >A friend of mine wanted to try out Linux.  So, they got hold of a Toshiba
> >420CDT laptop, with 1.2GB hard-drive, 40Mb RAM, and a low-end Pentium
> >processor.  I have loaded it up with Debian Woody, with basic X, plus KDE.
> >When I crank it up and it gets to the login screen, it just freezes.  The
> >keyboard is locked up, and I can't even use Alt-Ctl-F1 to get to a shell
> and
> >see what's going on.  Do you think this is a RAM problem?  (It seemed to
> run
> >Win98 ok.  I don't know if the RAM can be upgraded (I'm hoping so) but I am
> >not sure if this is the problem or not.  Does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> >The login manager that I am using is the most basic one I could find (xwm
> or
> >somesuch from memory) - in any case, it just has a login-name/password
> field
> >and _nothing_ else - the basic X screen is shown behind it without even a
> >coloured desktop.
> >
> >Any ideas muchly appreciated. 8-)
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >David.
> >
>