[plug] Problem with Toshiba 420CDT laptop debian install

[David & Lisa Buddrige]

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.
>