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Robert Irving
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Posted: Aug. 16 2005,18:56

Same laptop here. This is my boot line:

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dsl fb800x600 lang=uk pci=biosirq nopcmcia

This boots up just fine. Now just need to sort out how to get pcmcia working and get online

Good luck

MrSums

Robert Irving
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Posted: Aug. 16 2005,21:44

Should have read the complete thread. Tried the syslinux version and everything works just fine - in fact I am posting this from the fully working machine.

Question: does anyone have the video working properly? I still have the last few lines missing

MrSums

Hobbesian

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Posted: Aug. 19 2005,12:01

I did originally have the problem of lines off the bottom of the screen. I typed "vga=normal" in the LiveCD boot process, and DSL seems to have retained this setting once installed to the HD.

So my entire boot command was "dsl nopcmcia vga=normal" when I was booting the LiveCD.

At some stage I'm going to compile all my trials of getting it going into a blog somewhere. Hopefully it'll be a good reference for me if I have to re-install anything. Someday!

brozkeff

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Posted: Aug. 21 2005,11:26

The same problem in Satellite Pro 4600. DSL boots only to info about processor.
In 'failsafe' or with 'nopcmcia' it boots until X is going to start. But then, again freeze.
PROBABLY there is a detection of graphic card (on this Toshiba - some Trident). BUT TRIDENT DRIVER FOR LINUX DOESN'T WORK IN HERE! Even other linux distros can't run X with trident driver. (they work with vesa)
SO- it is probably needed to run X with vesa or fb1024x768 mode.

so probably this should work - boot: dsl nopcmcia acpi=force fb1024x768 vga=791

I can supply you more info on my e-mail. (i will probably won't go there again)[/B][B]

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