[plug] Problem with Toshiba 420CDT laptop debian install

[Scott Middleton]

I've got a similar one, the video card is not fully supported. In the
end i used vesa framebuffer to run X. The Video quality was still
shocking but it didn't crash.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > >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.
> > >
> > 
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Scott Middleton <scott at linuxit.com.au>
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